THIS August, for the seventh year running, the fishwives of Cullercoats made a collection for the Life-boat Service when the quarterly launch and road exercise of the Cullercoats Life-boat took place.
By collecting this...
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22nd August.
Went to the Bull Lightvessel, where one of the crew had died in the lan- tern.—Permanent Crew, Rewards, 6s..
MONTROSE.—At about 9.30 A.M. on 27th January a smack was seen turning towards the river, and when a little way from Scurdyness Lighthouse she missed stays and drifted on to the Annat Bank.
The No. 1 Life-boat Robert...
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 11.43 on the morning of the 28th of June, 1950, the harbour master called the mechanic ashore from the life- boat Dun- leary II, and told him that a sailing boat had capsized. Seven minutes later the life-boat...
Exmouth, Devon.—At 4.18 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a boat was burning a white light about three miles south-east of Orcombe Point. At 4.39 the life-boat Maria Noble was launched. There was a...
The survivor who clung to the mast for an hour was rescued by the Lytham-St. Anne's life-boat (see page 729). - View image in PDF
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At 3.39 a.m. on 7th June, 1967 it was learned that red flares had been sighted two or three miles south south east of Bembridge. The life-boat Jesse Lumb waslaunched at 3.50 in a slight westerly breeze and a smooth sea. The tide was ebbing....
HRH The Duke of Kent stands on the foredeck of Edward Duke of Windsor pined by Brian Miles, David Acland and the crew. Photo: Anthony Oliver. - View image in PDF
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The Peterhead lifeboat powers her way through heavy seas to the assistance of the Runswick, Satwick and Fidra.
Painting by Tim Thompson..
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SEPTEMBER 3RD. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET. At 7.50 P.M. information was received from the naval authorities at Portland, through the coastguard, that three trawlers or drifters were ashore between St. Albans Head and Durdle Door, Weymouth Bay, and...