'Certain members of crews are also trained to carry out rescue work as swimmers, and special wet suit swimming equipment has recently been developed.'. - View image in PDF
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Air bags which, when inflated, will initiate righting are fitted to Atlantic 21 ILBs (right above), and to Watson and Barnett lifeboats (right). - View image in PDF
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Signals of distress were observed about half-past eight o'clock on the 10th November, from this Life-boat station, and the Manchester Unity was promptly launched to the assist- ance of the distressed vessel. It turned out that the...
Wicklow, County Wicklow. — On the 10th of September, 1950, the Wicklow life-boat rescued the crew of eleven of the M.V. Cameo of Glasgow.—Rewards, to Coxswain Edward Kavanagh, the bronze medal for gallantry; to motor mechanic J. Bonus, the...
On the night of the 23rd of January, 1954, the Montrose, Angus, and the Aberdeen life-boats both went to the help of the fishing boat Poseidon, of Rothesay, whose engines had broken down. A south-easterly gale was blowing, and there was a...
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 27th of May, 1954, the life-boat's motor mechanic saw the yacht Maybe, of Dun Laog- haire, capsize half a mile off the Nose of Howth. Five minutes later the life-boat R.P.L....
Sunderland, Co. Durham - At 11.56 a.m. on 10th March, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Wear Star was in difficulties south east of the South Outlet. The life-boat William Myers and Sarah Jane Myers was launched at 12.15 in a strong...
SPEED BOAT TOWED At 5.3 p.m. on 6th June, 1964, the coastguard told the mechanic that a speedboat had been seen about to strike the rocks off Hoe bathing pool. At 5.18 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse left in a near...
IN SOUTHERLY GALE At 12.45 P-ni. on yth December, 1964, the coxswain decided to launch the lifeboat Friendly Forester as several local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather. The life-boat put out in a southerly gale and a rough...
Daniel Norman was accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the rescue of a girl swept into the sea off Watchet on September 12, 1981; the service was reported in the spring 1982 issue of THE LIFEBOAT. After the... - View image in PDF
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