Above: The preparation and the views from above Photos: Laura wiltshire. - View image in PDF
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 5.28 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1957, the wife of the Chief Justice of Ireland telephoned the coxswain to say a small motor boat was on fire east of Carnsore Point. At 5.48 the life-boat Douglas...
FEBRUARY 20TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. About 5.30 in the afternoon the coxswain received information from the coastguard that a fishing boat was flying a signal and appeared in need of help. A light north-by-west wind was...
On the 14th Nov. the Ramsgate Life- boat put off, during a fresh gale from the E., to the assistance of a vessel which had gone ashore on the Kentish Knock. After some trouble, owing to the very heavy sea, the Life-boat reached the vessel,...
During an exercise in January, 1970, the Bridlington, Yorkshire, life-boat, because of ice and snow, had to be manhandled down the slope to the beach.. - View image in PDF
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Moelfre, Anglesey. At 11.55 on the morning of the 9th August, 1961, the coxswain learnt that a small boat with one person on board was in difficulty about three quarters of a mile off shore in Red Wharf Bay. A helicopter was called, and...
Humber, Yorkshire.—During a fog on the morning of the 3rd October the Spurn Point Royal Naval Shore Signal Station reported an unknown vessel ashore near Kilnsea beacon. She was the Greek steamer Ais Giorgis, of Piraeus, bound with a cargo...
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BALLYCOTTON DECEMBER 23RD. - BALLY-COTTON, CO. CORK. At nine in the morning a message was received at the station that a vessel was in distress about five miles south of Power Head. She could be seen from Ballycotton,...
.Friday, 5th July, 1918.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meetings.
Also read and confirmed the minutes of the...
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First slipway launching and recovery trials for the prototype 47ft Tyne class fast slipway lifeboat City of London were successfully completed at Selsey lifeboat station in the spring. Selsey's own 48ft (tin Oaklev lifeboat Charles Henry... - View image in PDF
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