Dungeness, Kent. At 2.44 on the afternoon of the 7th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was in distress seven miles south-east-by-south of Dungeness. At 3.5 the life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
THE Alnwick Ladies' Life-boat Guild has carried out a very successful chil- dren's collection, which was organized by the Guild Chairman, Mrs. Norman Brown. Prince of Wales' Collecting Cards were given to children all over the...
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Four RNLI volunteers have been named in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Rhyl lifeboat Crew Member Paul Frost (pictured), Bembridge Lifeboat Operations Manager Captain Graham Hall, Bangor lifeboat Crew Member Brian...
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At 10 P.M.
on the 1st March, during a southerly gale, signals of distress were observed from a vessel in close proximity to the Breakwater Lighthouse, The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was at once despatched to her...
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 12.45 A.M.
on the 18th December, 1938, the coastguard reported that a trawler was ashore in a bad position near North Gare Breakwater, and was making distress signals. She was the steam trawler...
Princely donation: the Fred Olsen Lines shipping company has generously presented the RNLI with a further £2,000 to complete the purchase of a third lifeboat in its name. Already paid for by the company are a D class inflatable and an... - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 22ND. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 2.5 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head that a red flare had been seen off Cairnbulg Briggs, near the beacon, and at 2.30 A.M. the motor life-boat John and Charles...
CRUISE DIRECT FROM THE UK – NO FLYING Spitzbergen, North Cape & the land of the midnight sun Lifeboats Every booking benefi ts the RNLI From £899 14 Days ? 3 & 16 June 2008 SAILING DIRECT FROM HARWICH ON BOARD THE MV VAN GOGH...
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Howth, Co. Dublin. At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 30th July, 1961, the Baily lighthouse watchkeeper informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy had capsized near the lighthouse. At 1.43 the life-boat R.P.L. was launched in a rough sea....
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