Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—While the motor life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was out on exercise on the 25th June, 1938, a yacht was seen flying a distress signal about a mile S.W. of Lavernock Point. A strong W.N.W.
breeze...
IN THICK FOG Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 7.45 a.m.
on 24th February, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that a radio telephone message had been intercepted from the local fishing vessel Winifred to other fishing boats,...
THREE HOURS OVERDUE Wells, Norfolk. At 11.22 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a local fishing boat was three hours overdue from a fishing trip. The vessel could not be seen and he decided to launch to investigate...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.55 on the night of the 27th of May, 1950, a message came from the Warden Point Look-out that a sailing yacht was in distress two miles off Shoeburyness.
At 10.28 the life-boat Greater London,...
MR. C. S. CLAYTON of the firm of Messrs.
Clayton, Leach, Sims & Co., died on the 19th of April, 1951, three and a half months after he had retired from it.
He had then been a partner in the firm for...
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Arbroath lifeboat crew welcome to their boathouse lifeboatmen from The Netherlands Royal North and South Lifeboat Society (front row) who attended a course at the Robert Gordons Institute of Technology Offshore Marine Rescue Training Centre... - View image in PDF
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A LUCKY TEN PENCE ticket has won a brand new Saab 99 Combi Coupe car for Mrs Pat Walters of Farnham, Surrey, in a competition which raised £13,000 for the new Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, lifeboat. The car, donated by Saab (UK) Ltd and...
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Since experimental trials in'63 the ILBs have proved so successful that there are now 100 of them in regular use as well as the 150 conventional lifeboats. Over a three month period last year, these tough, nearly indestructable craft,...
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Since experimental trials in'63 the ILBs have proved so successful that there are now 100 of them in regular use as well as the 150 conventional lifeboats. Over a three month period last year, these tough, nearly indestructable craft,...
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Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At 1.30 p.m. on 19th December, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a catamaran was showing distress signals about eight miles south of Chickens Rock lighthouse.
The life-boat R...