THE NAMES of famous lifeboatmen tend to stick to places along the coast. So, too, do the names of voluntary workers who over many years have left their mark on communities in the name of the lifeboat service. One of these is Mrs Kathleen...
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Life-Boatmen Were Honoured During 1964 rescue craft of the Royal National Life-boat Institution received more service calls than in any year since the foundation of the Institution in 1824. This was reported by Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham...
Category: Meetings
To the seaman the weather experienced during the year 1889 must be considered as exceptionally favourable, for, like its predecessors 1887 and 1888, storms were of very rare occurrence in the British Islands, and as a necessary consequence,...
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The Christmas Gales.
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Life-boat's Four Launches in one Day.
THE gales at the end of October and November were followed by rough weather at the end of December, with heavy...
THE "Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage, in memory of John, 7th Earl of Hardwicke," for the bravest deed of the year has. been awarded to Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer, for the rescue of thirty lives from the Italian...
Category: Awards
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent presents the first prize in the Institution's essay competition to Miss Lesley Perry. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Nov. 10TH. - WALMER, KENT. A vessel had gone ashore, but she refloated without help. - Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..
DEC. 3RD. - RAMSGATE, KENT. Flares had been reported by the coastguard, but nothing could he found. - Rewards, £7 16s. 6d..
APRIL 10TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A waterlogged boat had been reported, but no one was on board. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
DEC. 12TH. - WALMER, KENT. An explosion had been heard, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £29 0S. 6d.