High and dry Tobermory's Elizabeth Fairtie Ramsey launched three times between 620am and 5pm on 10 March 2006 to a 16m fishing vessel run aground and listing heavily off Calve Island in Strathclyde (see above).
When the...
A busy month for St Ives On 21 May 2006, relief Mersey class Royal Shipwright attended the 21m Testerossa, 27 miles north west of St Ives in near-galeforce winds. Sennen Cove's Tyne class Norman Salvesen joined in to achieve 5 knotsto St...
St Cybi (Civil Service No.9) is one of 20 Barnett class boats built.
At 52ft they were the largest RNLI lifeboats at the time and were fine seaboats. All were built with open cockpit steering position but St Cybi was later... - View image in PDF
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In August four teenage friends completed a sponsored walk in aid of the RNLI. Glyn Holt and his brother Aidan along with Andrew Cutts and his brother Michael, walked 100 miles of Pembrokeshire coastal path to raise funds for their local... - View image in PDF
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OCT. 2 5 T H . - REDCAR, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE. At 6.32 P.M. a message was received from the Saltburn coastguard that a resident at Skinningrove had seen three red flares showing well out to sea. A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, with a...
JANUARY 10TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK A steam trawler had stranded on the Haisboro’ Sands, but she refloated without help - Rewards, £26 9s. 6d..
OCTOBER 26TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A Spitfire had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £12 3s..
volunteer checker Derek Thorrmgton (right) is briefed by SEA Check Coordinator Ian Benham (left) aboard the boat of Mike Houchen (centre). - View image in PDF
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Middle oic: Kitted out in wet weather gear and /ifeyackers, crew members get ready to leap into the pool below.. - View image in PDF
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MAY 1ST. - DUNGENESS, KENT. An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but only oil and wreckage could be found. - Rewards, £21 6s..