At 5 a.m. on zoth June, 1967, it was learned that a fishing vessel out of Rye was overdue. After further inquiries the life-boat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 5.30 in a gentle northerly breeze and a smooth sea. The tide was ebbing. The...
Newcastle, Co. Down. At 4.30 p.m.
on 30th June, 1965, three persons on a raft were reported by the coastguard to be drifting seaward off Tyrella beach.
There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a...
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.25 p.m. on 29th August, 1965, the coastguard, who had been keeping observation on a trimaran off Warrenby, notified the honorary secretary that the boat did not appear to be making headway in the west-north-westerly...
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 6.45 p.m.
on 3rd October, 1965, the secretary of the Penmaenmawr Yacht Club reported that a number of their sailing dinghies had been caught in a sudden squall and had overturned. The sailing club...
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 7 p.m.
on 9th December, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that the local fishing boat White Wings was dragging her moorings and was in danger of becoming a complete wreck. There was no one...
continued from page 262 at once to administer the kiss of life to the unconcious man. He was successfully revived and as the ambulance had arrived at Llangranog, the coxswain decided to beach the fishing vessel there. The man was taken...
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Gear Box Failure ON SUNDAY, September 16, 1973, a local fisherman at Wells, Norfolk, informed the coxswain's wife that the 54' fishing vessel Graceful Lady, on passage from Great Yarmouth to Wells, was stranded on the east side of...
ESCORT FOR DINGHY IN TOW Moclfre, Anglesey. At 11.50 on the morning of the 17th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was in distress three and a half miles south-south-east of the life-boat station,...
How well do you know your onions? During Hyde branch's Christmas fair held at the town hall one of the attractions was to 'guess the weight of the onions'. Home-made cakes and preserves, crafts, plants, good-as-new items and RNLI... - View image in PDF
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Today's lifeboatmen Barry Bennett has been coxswain of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly lifeboat since 1991.
Barry, who is a fisherman, first joined the crew in 1979 and served as second coxswain from 1985 until his... - View image in PDF
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