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Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

MARCH 2ND. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.

At 1.55 P.M. a small white mast with a flag was seen about six or seven miles E. N.E. of the life-boat station. It was thought to be a raft with people on board.

A light...

Vauban

Date: September 1965

Volume: 38

Issue: 413

ESCORTED TO ANCHORAGE At 9 p.m. on 4th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a British ship Vauban of Dundee had been in collision seven miles south-west of Dungeness, and needed assistance.

The...

None (1)

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Girvan, Ayrshire. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 5th July, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message that one of the light keepers on Ailsa Craig had fallen and been injured and that he needed immediate medical help.

Fishing Boats

Date: March 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 325

The local fishing fleet put out to sea shortly after daybreak on the 5th November.

Later a south-easterly gale sprang up, with squalls of rain, and a very heavy sea, making the harbour entrance ex- tremely dangerous. The...

Rentokil Group Ltd

Date: July 1972

Volume: 42

Issue: 440

A small service to help a great one Rentokil is proud to have helped in the renovation of a number of R.N.L.I, stations and to have served an Institution whose own traditions of service are without parallel.

RENTOKIL...

Category: Advertisement

Super Supper

Date: Winter 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 551

Super supper The ladies of Llantwit Major lifeboat guild held their Christmas supper in December - the fourth time in the perfect setting of the historic St Donat's Castle.

The home cooked meal together with rousing... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

A Vessel (1)

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

JANUARY 19TH. - PORTASKAIG, ARGYLLSHIRE. An SOS had been intercepted from a vessel ashore on Islay, but her crew had landed in the ship’s boat. - Rewards, £21 9s. 6d.

Magic

Date: February 1884

Volume: 12

Issue: 131

In response to three guns fired from the Gorton lightship the Lowestoft Life-boat was also launched at about 9 A.M. on the 17th December and was towed out by the tug Rainbow. The wind was blowing half a gale from the N.E. accompanied by a...

A Dinghy (1)

Date: September 1959

Volume: 35

Issue: 389

Margate, Kent. At 12.41 on the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized about half a mile off shore at Minnis Bay, Birchington. At 12.55 the life-boat North...

Services by Shore-Boats (3)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

BURRA ISLE, SHETLANDS. While out haddock fishing in a small open boat from Skeld three men were thrown into the sea when their boat was capsized by a squall. The accident happened at about 7.30 A.M. on the 18th March, 1939, when the boat was...

Category: Services