KILMORE, oo. WEXFORD.—On the 21st February, the Life-boat John Robert was launched at 8 A.M., proceeded to the assistance of the Norwegian barque Ellizer bound from Belize for Fleetwood, with cargo of logwood, which had stranded on...
THE District Organizing Secretary in the North of England reports that he recently had an interview with a prominent Newcastle shipowner who made various criticisms of the Institution, the principal one being that it never published its...
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CAPTAIN A. G. COLE, R.N.R., honorary secretary of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat station from 1934 to 1952, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List of 1953.He was awarded the...
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Workington, Cumberland. At 7 p.m.
on I3th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there was an injured man on board the motor vessel Maratha Enterprise of Nassau.
The life-boat...
Coxswain Theodore Neilsen, of Wells, Norfolk, has been made a member of the Order of the British Empire. The services for which the award has been made have not been published. Coxswain Neilsen, went with the rest of the fishermen of Wells...
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COXSWAIN THOMAS EDWIN DOUGLAS is seen above. He has been coxswain of the Holy Island life-boat since ist October, 1961, and previously served from January, 1945, as second coxswain. The Holy Island life-boat has been launched on service 39... - View image in PDF
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Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 11.45 A.M. on the 18th June the honorary secretary received a telephone message that an aeroplane had been seen to fall into the water near No. 6 buoy, off Shanwell Sands. The motor life-boat John Ryburn was away...
PERITONITIS PATIENT Wick, Caithness-shire. At 9.30 a.m.
on yth January, 1964, the local medical officer told the honorary secretary that the trawler Millwood of Aberdeen, which was being towed by the trawler Janwood 12...
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - At 1.5 a.m. on 20th December, 1968, it was learnt that the coaster Eden Fisher had sighted red flares to the west of Strumble Head. At 1.30 the life-boat Howard Marryat was launched.
There was a...
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 10.14 on the night of the 31st of May, 1956, the Spurn Point coastguard reported thatthe Norwegian trawler Havkvern had sent a message that she would be off Spurn lightvessel about three o'clock the next morning and...