Comedian Norman Wisdom presents a cheque for £27,500 - the proceeds of the 1994 Portrush Raft Race - to Kelly Allen, the first female crew member of Portrush lifeboat. The Mayor of Coleraine, David McClarty is also pictured, right..<... - View image in PDF
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MARCH 5TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A vessel attached to the balloon barrage service had been reported to be in difficulties, but did not need help. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 6S. 9d..
AUGUST 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea seventeen miles north of Sheringham, and the crew of four had taken to their rubber boat, but they were picked up by a trawler.
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OCTOBER 29TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS, AND THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
A British flying boat had crashed as her petrol was exhausted, but two trawlers rescued her crew. - Rewards : Longhope, £24 11s. 6d. ; Thurso, £20 19s...
JUNE 2ND. - POOLBEG, CO. DUBLIN.
A sailing boat had capsized, but her crew of two were able to reach safety. - Rewards, £6 16s. (See Clontarf, “Services by Shoreboats,” page 58.).
DECEMBER. 8TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
A tug had capsized and five members of her crew of nine had been saved by another tug, but the life-boat could find none of the other four. - Rewards, £26 4s..
MARCH 8TH. - MONTROSE, AND ARBROATH, ANGUS. A steamer had stranded, but her crew were able to scramble on to the rocks, and from there were helped ashore. - Rewards : Montrose, £9 12s. 6d. ; Arbroath, £7 10s. 6d.
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Young people thought up all sorts of energetic ideas . . . a weird and wonderful fleet of London Rotaract Clubs' rafts make for the starting line.. - View image in PDF
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THREE RESCUED Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.20 a.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat with a crew of three had capsized one mile west of the pier. It was i| hours after high tide, there...