Small boat, big record A weekend in August saw an event with a difference - a 24-hour sponsored sail organised by the Conisbrough and Hemsworth model boat clubs to see how far a model boat could travel in the time.
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One of the attractions of Yeovil and district branch's stand at Yeovil Festival of Transport was a radio controlled model Waveney lifeboat built by John King, chairman of the branch. Visitors to the show were invited to sink a saucer... - View image in PDF
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During the past year Irish lifeboatmen have served with courage and honour. Among other services the Kilmore Quay lifeboat crew experienced the first capsizes of a modern lifeboat; they and the whole station acquitted themselves with...
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Newhaven, Sussex - At 4.40 p.m. on 8th January, 1967, the coastguard in-formed the honorary secretary that two red flares had been reported seven to 10 miles off Seaford Head. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 4.50 in a gentle...
Surveyor's certificate, given after regular RNLI harbour trials, July 21, 1873. - View image in PDF
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Galway Bay - At 7.30 p.m. on 25th March, 1966, the honorary secretary received a report that distress flares had been seen about a mile south east of the North Aran light. At 8.5 the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched.
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EIGHT ABOARD At 7.54 a.m. on 28th July, 1965, a small schooner was seen apparently drifting seawards from Hopes Nose with no sign of life on board. Observation was kept on the boat for another ten minutes and as she continued to drift the...