POOLE, DOHSET.—While a fresh wind was blowing from E.S.E. on the 5th February, a telephone message was received from the coastguard at Sandbanks stating that a vessel was on the Hook Sand and burning flares. The Lifeboat City Masonic Club...
In this issue News 2 Letters 9 Feature From saving goals to saving lives 10 A football tournament on Bournemouth beach in the summer kicked off a fun day of fundraising 14 Lifeboats in action Amazing rescues - including accounts of one...
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On December 13th a telephone message was received from the Hope Cove Coastguard that a vessel was ashore between Prawle Point and Greystones. The Motor Life-boat Alfred and Clara Heath was launched at 4.45 A.M., in a strong N.E. breeze, with...
DECEMBER 20TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At 12.5 in the afternoon the Ramsey coastguard reported that they had received information of a vessel in distress. Ten minutes later the position was given as Castletown Bay, and five minutes...
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 31st March, 1955 ... - 79,131 Notes of the Quarter EXCEPTIONAL weather conditions...
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Thursday, 10th October, 1907.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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ON the 29th July the St. Ives Life-boat performed a series of arduous services, going out five times to the rescue of no fewer than ten vessels, and saving forty men, in the course of seven hours.
On the 28th July a strong...
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SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.—The Life-boat Duncan was launched from this station at 6 A.M. on the 10th October last, and rescued 2 men from a perilous position on board the fishing smack Gleaner. A sudden storm had compelled a number of fishing...
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MARGATE, KENT.—At 6.45 A.M. on the 15th March, while a strong gale was blowing from N.W. and a rough sea was running, information was given by the Coastguard that a vessel was on the N.W. part of Margate Sand. The Life-boat Civil Service No....
THURSDAY, 5th October, 1876: THOMAS CHAPMAN Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and...
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