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Silver City

Date: May 1916

Volume: 23

Issue: 260

During a whole S. W.

gale on the 6th December information j was received that a vessel coming up the j roads was flying signals for assistance.

The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat, Civil Ser- vice No. 1, were...

None (2)

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Donaghadee, Co. Down. About 2.45 on the afternoon of the 5th July, 1961, the honorary secretary received a pre- liminary message from the coastguard that the police had reported two boys stranded on rocks off Millisle. This was confirmed...

Station upgrades

Date: Spring 2009

Volume: 61

Issue: 587

Further to our previous coverage of RNLI shoreworks, we can report that the charity is wrapping up its appeal to fund a new boathouse at Exmouth, Devon, now that it has reached its target.

Exmouth’s facilities are much in...

Category: Articles

A Belfast Steamer

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JULY 30TH. - FENIT, CO. KERRY. A Belfast steamer had been torpedoed, and her crew had got away in the ship’s boats, and one of them was missing, but while the life-boat was searching for her she got ashore at Clifton. Bay, Co. Galway. -...

Gordon

Date: September 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 315

On the evening of the 10th May the coastguard reported that a yacht was ashore on the Brake Sands with a motor boat standing by.

A strong squally N.W. wind was blow- ing, with a very heavy sea, and it was raining. A little...

Unlucky Break:

Date: Summer 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 493

Unlucky break: having landed safely after his sponsored parachute jump, disaster struck Stan Todd while he was running to gather up his parachute—he tripped on a furrow and broke his ankle! Stan, who is a member of Brighton's lifeboat... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

A Yacht (4)

Date: December 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 394

Ramsgate, Kent. At 5.56 on the evening of the of 20th September, 1960, the watchman the on east pier told the coxswain that a small vessel had been burning flares near the no. 3 buoy.

The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis...

A Collapsible Canoe

Date: December 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 332

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—7th August.

A collapsible canoe was adrift off Warden Point, but reached safety unaided.—Rewards, £14 11s..

Monte Carlo

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 8TH. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.

At 1.10 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the Belgian trawler Monte Carlo, of Ostend, appeared to be too close to Langney Point. There was fog and a north wind was...

John Gamble. Rnu Area Organiser, Presents Elaine and Peter Martin

Date: Spring 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 544

John Gamble.

RNU area organiser, presents Elaine and Peter Martin with a certificate in recognition of alt their hard work for the RNU over the last 14 years.

Formerly with Button at Hone... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs