This life-boat is one of the light self-righting type, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 10 inches.. - View image in PDF
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At about 11.15 A.M. on the 29th April, 1938, the coastguard reported that a shrimp boat south of the harbour appeared to be in difficulties. A watch was kept on her, and at 11.38 the...
23rd August. A steamer had grounded on the Shipwash Sands, but got off and went on her way.—Rewards, £7 15s..
19th January. The French trawler Dahlia, of Dieppe, was in distress, but other vessels went to her help.—Rewards £14 9*. Gd..
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 27th of December, 1952, a telephone message was received from a man in Melvich that a fishing boat was in distress six miles east- north-east of Port Skerra. At 2.10 the life-boat...
The former Southcnd-on-Sca life-boat which mm forms part of (he I ruguayan life-buat fleet. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain John Donnan, of the Cloughey-Portavogie, Co. Down, life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow.
Appointed coxswain in April, 1966, he had previously been second coxswain from April, 1961, to March, 1966. In 1965 the old Cloughey...
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Deaths The following ex-coxswains have passed away in recent months: Mr. Alfred Woodford (Brooke, I.o.W.), Mr. Thomas Douglas (Holy Island), Mr. James Lethbridge (St. Mary's, Isle of Scilly), Mr. Eric Taylor (Whitby),Mr. William Parker...
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North-East England Boulmer, Northumberland. At 8.50 a.m. on I2th March, 1964, anxiety was felt for the fishing coble Providence which was at sea in deteriorating weather. There was a fresh east-south-easterly breeze with a rough sea, and it...