DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Sunday January 26, 1986: a woman had suffered a suspected heart attack aboard the Belfast to Liverpool ferry, St Colum I. At 0313 Douglas lifeboat, the 46ft 9in Watson class, R. A. Colby Cubbin No 1, launched with the... - View image in PDF
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The Lord Mayor of the Metropolitan Bradford has launched an appeal for £100,000 for a fast afloat lifeboat, and by January £40,000 had already beenreached. When HM The Queen visited the city last November a half-scale model of an...
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DECEMBER 28TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
At 11.13 in the morning, the coastguard reported that North Foreland Radio had received an SOS call from the S.S.
Empire Gatehouse, formerly the German steamer Jutland....
The crew of Cullercoats inshore lifeboat went to the aid of an unusual casualty in March - a 7ft conger eel! The 70lb fish, named Queenie, was given a flying start on her journey to the spawning grounds of the Azores, when her keepers at... - View image in PDF
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Thursday, 1st March. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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1899.
Jan.
Lives saved, Seaham Life-boat saved......11 3 2 1. 0. 5 a.m. S.S. Niord, of Randers.
2. 4.30 p.m. Schooner Ann Jane, Holyhead Steam Life-boat saved „ 2. 5.30 p.m. Ketch...
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THE Hundred and Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Governors of the Institution was held at Caxton Hall, Westminster, on Wednesday, 17th April, at 3 p.m.
Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management,...
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Brooke Marine Ltd NAVAL ARCHITECTS . DESIGNERS . SHIPBUILDERS . ENGINEERS Naval Craft for the British, Commonwealth and Foreign Navies. Merchant and Special Purpose Vessels.
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Seven lifeboat stations involved in 21 hour search for missing anglersA complex service on 14 April 1991 involved all seven lifeboat stations from Dover to Newhaven, lasted 21 hours and involved searching of an area of 3,400 square miles for...
Deep water 'rocks' sink yacht Donaghadee Ireland Division Donaghadee's Arun class lifeboat City of Belfast was called to an unusual incident on 2 July 1988 when a Mayday call was heard from a sinking yacht at...
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