All Life-boat workers, and particularly those women who help in the actual launching of Life-boats, will be interested to know that there is now in Sweden a woman who is a regular swain had a daughter who had, from the ' very earliest...
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LOWESTOFT.—On the night of the 2nd November, 1861, the schooner Fly, of Whitby, was in a leaky state, and in danger of foundering near Lowestoft, in a heavy gale from the north. ...
— On the 28th August the Life-boat Wolverhampton was launched to ! the assistance of the Prussian barque j Triton, wrecked in Swansea Bay, and was successful in saving one man, who had j clung to the foretop. Two of the Triton's j...
The same Life-boat proceeded out of harbour at daybreak on the 1st March, and rescued the crew of the Norwegian brig Christopher Hansteen, which vessel, while on a voyage from Norway to Leith, was thrown on her beam-ends. The crew took to...
In the centre is H.R.H. Princess Victoria, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management, on her left.. - View image in PDF
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25th De- cember. The Swedish steamer Bella, of Gothenburg, stranded, but the crew got ashore without help.—Rewards, £18 15s..
The Norwegian ship Baalbek crashed into the Great Nore Fort in a fog (See page 576). - View image in PDF
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H.R.H. the Princess Royal presents the silver medal for gallantry to Coxswain Thomas Richards, of Tenby (see page 705). - View image in PDF
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Before going to her station the new Aith life-boat was exhibited at the International Boat Show at Earls Court. - View image in PDF
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Rhyl, Flintshire. At 10.52 on the night of the 14th May, 1961, a report was received from the Golden Sands holiday camp that a yacht had capsized half-a-mile off shore in Kinmel Bay.
Three minutes later, when the life-boat...