About six o'clock on the evening of the 20th September a large vessel was observed on Arklow Bank, throwing up rockets and firing guns as sig- nals of distress. The Arklow life-boat was quickly launched and proceeded to her aid.
(Left) Stuart Crystal chalice made for RNLI 150th anniversary in limited numbered edition of150. One panel, etched and engraved, depicts Henry Greathead's Original lifeboat, with, on reverse, the RNLI crest and dates... - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 30TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
During the afternoon several Spitfire aeroplanes were flying near Barmouth, and at 3.40 P.M. the life-boat coxswain saw one of them dive into the sea.
Twenty...
On the 27th of November, 1954, the Newhaven, Sussex, life-boat was launched in a full gale to go to the help of a Danish auxiliary schooner.
The crew of eight were taken off by breeches buoy and...
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The Life-Boat House and Slipway St Mary's Isles of Scilly (See Page 51). - View image in PDF
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Middle oic: Kitted out in wet weather gear and /ifeyackers, crew members get ready to leap into the pool below.. - View image in PDF
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Dover, Kent.—At 4.30 in the morn- ing of the 21st of October, 1951, the Eastern Arm Signal Station telephoned that a yacht was dragging her anchor in the harbour and driving ashore, and at 4.45 the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 12th of December, 1955, a doctor rang up the life-boat station to say that the keeper of St. Helen's Fort at Spithead was seriously ill. He asked if he could he taken to...