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Mermaid Marine Engines Ltd
Mermaid Marine Engines Ltd THAMES MARINA THAMES DITTON SURREY Telephone: 01-398 6802 Apart from the MERMAID Type 595-TP TURBO-PLUS Marine Diesel Engines being installed in the new WAVENEY Class R.N.L.I.
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The Industry and The Mizpah
On the 14th September the Life-boat Dunleary was launched at 2.23 P.M. during a very strong S.S.W. gale to the assistance of two trawlers which were in difficulties in Dublin Bay. One vessel was named the Industry and the other the...
Conida
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the evening of the 8th December the coastguard reported that the Barrow Deep lightvessel was firing signals of distress as flares had been seen in a south-westerly direction. The wind was light and the sea smooth,...
Sethon
Islay, Hebrides.—At 6.35 on the morn- ing of the 1st of March, 1957, the Kilchoman coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Sethon, of Fleet- wood, was ashore on the Black Rocks in Islay Sound. The life-boat Char- lotte Elizabeth put out...
Leesa Espley From Hunstanton
Leesa Espley from Hunstanton is the fi rst woman in the RNLI to get a hovercraft licence. Photo: Simon Barber. - View image in PDF
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Newquay Lifeguard Nigel Canterbury
Newquay lifeguard Nigel Canterbury takes to the water. All lifeguards must be able to handle a surfboard as well as a jet ski and small boats, Picture Austin Whwl«r. - View image in PDF
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Flamborough and Filey, Yorkshire - At 3.20 p.m. on 9th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a youth had fallen over the cliff about two miles north west of the life-boat station. The IRB stationed at Filey was...
The British Cargo Ship Kohima
Penlee, Cornwall - At 10 p.m. on 2 ist January, 1967, information was received that help would be needed to take a sick man off the British cargo ship Kohima which was four miles south of Penzance. The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched...
33 Years -- Still. Sailing
One of the. first eight motor life-boats to be built for the Institution's fleet was "General Farrell", stationed at St. David's on the coast of South Wales in 1911. She served there until 1936 when she was sold out of the...
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United Service
The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched at 11.32 A.M. on the 22nd June, as the coastguard had telephoned that a shrimp boat abreast Britannia Pier appeared to be in difficulties. A strong W.S.W. breeze was blowing...