Girvan, Ayrshire - At 12.20 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the coastguardtold the life-boat coxswain that a distress signal had been seen from a small boat off Lendalfoot. The lifeboat Inbhear Mor, on temporary duty at the station, slipped...
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 6.20 in the evening of the 7th of August, 1949, the landing stage reported a boat was making distress signals in the Rock Channel, and at 6.41 the No. 1 life-boat William and Kate Johnston left her moorings. A...
WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE Schermuly pyrotechnic life-saving equipment—outstanding for performance and reliability—is the choice of the R.N.L.I., H.M. Coastguard and Trinity House.
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WEYMOUTH, DORSET.—During rough weather, the wind blowing dead on shore with a heavy sea, on the 26th February a message was received from the Coastguard stating that a large foreign ship, which afterwards proved to be the Alauda, of Hamburg,...
Swanage, Dorset-At about 12.45 p.m.
on 22nd May, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary saw a sailing dinghy capsize in the bay. The yacht club rescue boat had difficulty in towing her in, as there was a strong offshore...
BALLYCOTTON, Co. CORK.—The ketch Argo, of Bridgwater, bound from Newport for Clonakilty, with coal, and carrying a crew of three men, was observed to be in distress during a moderate gale from the S. on the morning of the 21st July. She...
Lynmoutb, Devon.—At about 7.30 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a motor yacht was seen flying a distress signal.
A squally southerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The pulling and sailing life-boat Prichard Frederick...
On the 16th December, 1939, the Torbay life-boat rescued the crew of seven of the motor schooner Henrietta, of Truro.
COXSWAIN WILLIAM H. H. MOGRIDGE was awarded a clasp to his silver medal.
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One fundraiser’s epic trek
After 3 years, 9,500 miles and 7 pairs of boots, fundraiser Alex-Ellis Roswell has completed his walk around the coasts of Britain and Ireland – calling in at every lifeboat station along the way. He...
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Lifeboat crews have noticed that jumping into water from a height is becoming ever more popular around our coasts. The craze, known as tombstoning, has led to 139 incidents for emergency services in the past 5 years, including 12 fatalities...
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