DECEMBER 19TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
At 4.50 in the morning the coastguard reported distress signals from a tug in Cross Channel in Falmouth Harbour, and the motor life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare, which had...
NOVEMBER 21ST. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 8.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that an S.O.S. call had been received from the S.S. Nord Est II, of Belfast, a former French vessel, which, laden with petrol for Dublin, was aground on the...
These photographs of the relief Arun class Margaret Russell Fraser were taken in Christchurch Bay while filming for the RNLI's latest film was in progress.
The 30-minute film is titled 'A Good Job Well Done' and...
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Thursday, 21st June, 1928.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Passed a special Vote of Thanks to H.R.H.
PRINCE GEORGE for graciously visiting the Orkney Islands in order to perform...
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Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 5.23 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1951, the coastguard sent a message that a Brighton resident had reported a fishing boat broken down east of West Pier, Brighton. Another boat tried to tow her,...
New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 4 P.M.
on the 28th June, 1939, the crew and helpers had assembled for an exercise launch when the small sailing boat Idle Hour, of New Quay, with a crew of two, was seen drifting to the east of...
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 18th June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties a mile and a half north-east of the life-boat station. A moderate south-west...
(Right) A fairly complicated kit - a dismantled outboard powerhead shows how the engines are inversion proofed at the Centre.
(Below) Putting a brave face on it. James Magness from Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire gets the... - View image in PDF
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