Jammed gears MOELFRE HONORARY SECRETARY W3S informed by the Coastguard at 1537 on Sunday, March 30, that a 14' open speedboat with a 25 hp engine, carrying a crew of four, had broken down, her gears jammed, 2| nautical miles south south...
Escort A CARGO VESSEL, Ivy, taking water and listing 15 miles south of Douglas Head, was reported to the honorary secretary of Douglas lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 0900 on Saturday, January 3, and at 0920 the 46' 9" Watson...
Weymouth: On Friday March 2, 1984, the 68ft yacht Constellation was crossing Lyme Bay on passage from Humble to Falmouth when, the weather deteriorating, the north-westerly winds rose to storm force 10. She turned about to return to Hamble...
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Helmsman Ian McDowell - Bronze Medal St Bees lifeboat, 31 July 1993 Ian McDowell was in charge of St Bees' C class «g» inshore lifeboat when she saved the crew of two from a grounded fishing vessel.
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Coventry businessman Harold Smart's beard has been a double fund raiser for the Institution.
First of all he grew it, under the sponsorship of members of Coventry Rotary Club, during a three-week voyage from Lymington... - View image in PDF
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AUG. 9TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.
Shortly before six in the evening information was received through the coastguard that the sailing yacht Annie Alice, of Port Erin, had been making signals for help about seven miles to the...
OCT. 31ST. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea. Two local fishing boats Premier and Pride were out, and anxiety was felt for their safety. The lifeboat crew and helpers assembled...
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FEBRUARY 10TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN. At 3.30 P.M. a fisherman returned to port and reported to the harbour master that the motor fishing boat Peveril, of Douglas, with a crew of three, was still at sea. As half a gale of wind was blowing...