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Gallilee, Empire and Silver Line.
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of 16th May, 1939, a strong N.E.
wind was blowing with a very rough sea.
About 10.15 it was learnt that two small fishing boats were returning. Thenjust as the motor...
Life-Boat for Italy Under Construction
The first two life-boats for the Italian life-boat service, which is about to be formed, will both be of the 52-foot Barnett type. They are being built by Groves and Guttridge at Cowes.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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AUGUST 11TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
Two women and a child were marooned on rocks between Tresaith and Penbryn Sands by the tide, but they decided to remain until the tide went out, and the life-boat was recalled. -...
Ceremonies
Saturday 16 October 1993 saw the naming ceremony and service of dedication of the new Mersey class Girvan lifeboat Silvia Burrell, a truly remarkable occasion for the lifeboat community of Girvan, as well as the famous Burrell family. Around...
Category: Inaugurations
Ken Black
Ken Black rounds the Needles on his way to breaking the record time for circumnavigating the Isle of Wight on a sailboard. The challenge is laid down by Carlsberg who, because Ken was to donate his prize money to the RNLI, doubled the amount... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Navarre
SEPT. 2ND.- WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
At about 11.20 P.M. information was received from the coastguard that the trawler Navarre, of Grimsby, was ashore about five miles south of Duncansby Head. A fresh southerly wind was...
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Category: Advertisement
Income and Expenditure.—1st April, 1850, to 31st of March, 1851
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Category: Accounts
Blue Peter
Howth, Co. Dublin - At 10.35 P-mon I4th July 1966, Baily lighthouse watchkeeper informed the honorary secretary that a yacht two miles eastward appeared to have broken down and was flashing a light. The life-boat A.M.T. left her moorings at...
Tessa and Tringa
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 1.42 on the afternoon of the 20th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht between two and three miles off shore was burning a flare. At 2.3, when the life-boat Edian Courtauld put...