At daylight on the 27th De- cember the brigantine Lutha, of Leith, was observed off "Whitby with loss of masts and sails, and otherwise disabled, and with signals of distress in her rigging.
The Whitby No. 1 life-boat...
of Howth exhibited in Dublin and has presented it to the Institution. - View image in PDF
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On the 7th of December, 1959. the Cromarty and Torbay life-boats carried out services for which medals for gallantry were awarded. Full accounts of these services begin on page 389.
On the same day the Longhope life- boat...
When HM The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward, visited Orkney in August, coming ashore from the HMY Britannia at Scapa Pier, the crew of Stromnesx lifeboat were presented to her by Captain Magnus Work, DSC, honorary secretary of Kirkwall... - View image in PDF
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South Eastern Division Injured climber SWANAGE COASTGUARD requested the launch of Swanage lifeboat at 1710 on Saturday June 16, 1979, to go to the help of a seriously injured cliff climber at Ragged Rocks, some quarter of a mile west of...
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire - At 7 p.m. on May 29th, 1966, flares were reported in Aberdaron Bay. The IRB, which was launched at 7.5 in a calm sea, proceeded to Aberdaron and found the auxiliary yacht Perichole with engine trouble. The...
At 4.20 p.m. on loth August, 1966, it was reported that the coble Sea Flower was at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather.
At 4.57 the life-boat Robert and DorothyHardcastle was launched in a south westerly gale and a rough...
As we were closing for press it was learnt that the R.N.L.I. has been granted an appeal on B.B.C. television on Sunday, 16th March, 1969, at 7.20p.m. This appeal will not be seen in Scotland but there will be a special Scottish appeal later...
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Coxswain David Clemence of Ilfracombe who was presented with a bronze medal at the awards ceremony on May 21 by the Duke of Atholl. Coxswain Clemence joined the lifeboat crew in 1954; he served as second coxswain for just three months before... - View image in PDF
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It was far from being a drag for Danny La Rue to open the summer fair organised by Bridlington ladies' lifeboat guild. He is seen here with Australian pianist Wayne King signing the guild's special table cloth which carries the... - View image in PDF
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