Tenby, Pembrokeshire - At 3.1 p.m.
on I3th August, 1966, information was received that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Monkstone Point. At 3.18 the life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched with a punt in tow. There was...
Ranisgate, Kent - At 11.4 p.m. on 13th October, 1966, the motor boat Millie, which had left the harbour at 4.45 with two people, was reported overdue.overdue.
The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis proceeded at 11.19 in a...
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 6.30 a.m. on I5th May, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was still at sea, and in view of the heavy swell which had built up on the bar with a strong flood after heavy rain, it...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 7.48 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, a yacht was reported in difficulties about one mile west of Hurst Castle. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe slipped her moorings at 8.1 in a strong south south easterly breeze...
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NOVEMBER 12TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 2.25 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a fishing boat making distress signals two miles south-east of the coastguard station. A gentle south-westerly breeze was blowing, and...
NOVEMBER 21ST. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 9.6 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard station at the Needles that a steamer was sinking off the station. A moderate W.S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was smooth. At 9.30...
JANUARY 3RD. - FRASERBURGH ABERDEENSHIRE. At 9.58 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that vessel had been mined ten miles N.E. from Kinnaird Head. A N.W. wind was blowing, with a very heavy ground swell. At 10.5 A.M the motor...
The 70ft Clyde class Grace Paterson Ritchie, pictured shortly after building in 1965 against a snowy River Clyde backdrop. She is now further north as part of the Icelandic Life Saving Association's fleet. (Photo courtesy A. T. Kelly and... - View image in PDF
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In at the deep end: Coxswain Richard Davies of Cromer (r) demonstrates the depths to which he will sink in order to collect money for the Cromer lifeboat appeal. The East Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club held a sponsored snorkel... - View image in PDF
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