Selsey: Coxswain Michael J. Grant (r.), awarded the silver medal for the service to the Panamanian cargo vessel Cape Coast on January 10 and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the service to the fishing vessel New Venture... - View image in PDF
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(left) A launch by horses at Brooke, Isle of Wight. Pulling lifeboats were stationed at Brook from I860 to 1937, when the station was closed.. - View image in PDF
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Amble: Regardless of heavy rain, after naming Harold Salvesen, the new 37' 6" Rather class lifeboat, Mrs Salvesen was down on the shore to see her launch.
photograph by courtesy of The Northumberland... - View image in PDF
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BLACKPOOL.—The old battleship Fou,- droyant, at one time Lord Nelson's flagship, which had been towed round the coast for the purpose of exhibition, while at anchor off Blackpool on the 16th June was overtaken by a sudden gale. At about...
UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS, 38 & 39 VICTORIA, CAP. 88.) THE Act -which was passed at the end of last Session for the better security of ships and sailors, although only to con- tinue in force for one year, is of consider- able importance, as...
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Lifeboat away ! It was the roughest weather in which the Dungeness boat has ever been launched.. - View image in PDF
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(l-'ruin a paintiwj by Kdwnrd Duncan. i'Jnyraved hi/ Arthur Willmow, 1878.).
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On the afternoon of July 9 a giant wave washed three boys off Sterlochy Rocks immediately east of Findochty Harbour. Two were pulled to safety by Uwe Brandt, an oil rig worker, who waded more than waist deep into the rough seas. Buckle... - View image in PDF
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Montrose, and Broughty Ferry, Angus, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, and Gourdon,Kincardineshire.—At 4.52 in the after- noon of the 7th of March, 1952, the S.S. Rosso, of Stockholm, bound for Sweden from Methie, wirelessed that she was leaking...
" Man the Life-boat!" Listen, brother, How the signal cleaves the air, Chilling heart of wife or mother With a feeling nigh despair; "Man the Life-boat 1" and the thunder Seems to echo back the cry; "Dare they...
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