Mrs Catherine Patterson, vice-president of Anstruther ladies' guild, and Coxswain Peter Murray handover a cheque for £4,700 to Lord Cough of the Scottish Executive Council. The money was raised at Anstruther's gala day when a... - View image in PDF
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The Jonrney of the St. Ives Motor Life-boat to her Station.
By LIEUT.-COMMANDER H. L. WHEELER, R.N., Southern District Inspector.
WE left Cowes for St. Ives, Cornwall, at noon on the 18th March. On board...
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Over J,000 hand-made paper flowers were needed to transform a rowing boat into a 47ft Watson class lifeboat. The old Coniston custom of dressing rowing boats has been revived as part of Coniston water festival. The lifeboat was made by Mrs... - View image in PDF
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The Eastbourne lifeboat Jane Hollandwas one of several RNLI boats involved in the Dunkirk evacuation. She was later found, adrift and badly damaged, and is pictured under repair. Mark Child of Collectors' Books would like to locate more... - View image in PDF
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Miss Jane Leresche, who died in October, 1937, had been the honorary secretary of the Seaford branch for nearly ten years, and before that the assistant honorary secretary for over four years. During her honorary sec- retaryship the branch...
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Bridlington Life-Boat Returning To Harbour After Escorting In Three Keelboats Caught By Rough Seas. - View image in PDF
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Watched by Commander E. F. Pritchard, Jack Sims and George Mobbs at Twickenham lifeboat ball, the chairman of the branch, Robert Tough, receives donation cheques from representatives of the Scout Association (Mr Stevens, £850), the... - View image in PDF
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LAUNCH OF THE WORTHING LIFE-BOAT FOR TESTING THE USE OF OIL IN A ROUGH SEA.
It will be remembered that oil was used with great effect in the service to the "Rohilla" in November, ... - View image in PDF
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This dramatic photograph taken from the Bembridge lifeboat shows the Coastguard helicopter making a transfer from Jenny Wren south of the Isle of Wight. The rough sea conditions are very evident.. - View image in PDF
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On Saturday, July 2 Port St Mary lifeboat, the 54' Arun The Cough Ritchie, went to the help of a small boat reported drifting with a fouled propeller on to the rocks below Ronaldsway Flying Club, about eight miles north east of the... - View image in PDF
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