MOTOR YACHT TOWED THROUGH ROUGH SEA Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.47 on the afternoon of the 12th September, 1962, the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis had just reached her moorings after an exercise when the east pier watchman reported that a yacht...
At 4.30 p.m. on 13th February, 1966, the Medical Officer of Health informed the honorary secretary that he had been called to Inishmaan island to attend to a zo-yearold girl with an injured arm who needed medical attention. He had, however,...
ROUGH SEAS Wicklow. At 8.15 a.m. on i8th January? X965, an Irish Lights inspector asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat J. W. Archer to take a sick man off the Codling Bank lightvessel fourteen miles east of Wicklow. The...
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THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 288 Life-boat Stations...
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THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of tho boat, will serve to convoy an idea of the general character of one of the 303 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
At 1.10 P.M. on the 6th May the Coastguard reported that four of the Palling fishing-boats, which had been overtaken by a strong S.E. breeze, rough sea and heavy surf, were running towards Cromer, and trying to find a safe landing-place, the...
On the 2nd October the Life-boat Mary, on this station, was taken off by a volunteer crew to assist four fishing-cobles, which, while making for the harbour, were in much danger on account of the very heavy sea running round the pier-head....
People from all walks of life like to help the RNLI and this fact was certainly demonstrated recently. The organiser of the City of Edinburgh lifeboat appeal were delighted to receive a cheque for £35 from the residents of the... - View image in PDF
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HOW A TRIMARAN WAS SAVED At 3.14 on the afternoon of the 21st July, 1962; the Lowestoft, Suffolk, lifeboat was launched to the help of a trimaran. An eye-witness account of this service appears on page 349..