Congratulations to Northenden branch for making the Institution's presence at the Manchester show a huge success.
Supported by colleagues from Stretford and Timperley branches and friends from Stretford Sea Cadets, the... - View image in PDF
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Soon after midday on the 27th March the coastguard telephoned that a steam drifter three miles N.E. of Troup was flying a " Not under control " signal.
The motor life-boat Lady Rothes put out at 12.40 P.M. In the...
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 8.50 on the morning of the 15th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to pass on a radio message from a steamer. This said that the fishing coble Margaret and James, of Scarborough, was six miles north-north-east of...
JULY 15TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 6 P.M.
a message was received from the naval authorities at Great Yarmouth that a destroyer, H.M.S. Valorous, was approaching the roadstead. On board were...
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 3.35 p.m.
on 14th September, 1966, three men were reported stranded on the Blasket Islands.
There was a westerly gale with a very rough sea. It was high water. The lifeboat Rowland...
Clawing off beach AT 2302 ON FRIDAY December 23, 1977, St Anns Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of St David's lifeboat station that the cargo vessel Cumulus I of Panama bound from Glasgow to Beirut appeared to be in serious...
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - At 5.20 a.m. on I5th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Maisie of Caernarvon had broken down six miles south west by west of Portpatrick. A message received...
Whilst the schooner Waterlily, of Barnstaple, was riding at anchor in St. Tudwall's Roads on the 4th December she parted her starboard chain during a S.S.W. gale which sprung up, and made signals of distress. The Life-boat Old'kam...
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At 2.28 p.m. on 12th July, 1968, the east pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that a dismasted yacht was drifting eastwards off Ramsgate harbour. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, on temporary duty at the station, slipped...