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Every year, pupils at Cliff House, Sexey's School in Bruton, Somerset arrange a sponsored walk and nominate four charities. This year the RNLI was chosen and the school presented Basil Mosenthal of the Bruton and District branch with a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Two Thames Class Lifeboats Pictured Together
The two Thames class lifeboats pictured together, possibly for the first time, at the Poole depot following their withdrawal as station lifeboats.
50-002, ex-lslay.
is to become a training... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Irb Launches on Service During the Months September, October and November, 1971
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Arbroath, Angus Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Barmouth, Merionethshire Beaumaris, Anglesey Blackpool, Lancashire Borth, Cardiganshire Broughty Ferry, Angus Bude, Cornwall Burnham-on-Crouch...
Category: Services
Thornton, of New York
The Willie and Arthur life-boat at New Brighton rescued 13 men from the ship Thornton, of New York, which became a total wreck on the "West Middle Sands.
The S.S. Trawler Viking
SCARBOROUGH.—The s.s. trawler Viking, proceeding from the fishing ground to Grimsby on the 13th February, stranded on the White Nab, one mile S. of Scarborough.
The weather was very thick at the time and a very light wind...
The S.S. Tod Head
Informa- tion was received on the 15th April, from the Police at Port St. Mary, through the Coastguard, that a man had reported that a steamer was on the rocks in the Sound and in a dangerous posi- tion. The Motor Life-boat Ethel Day...
Frame and Skin
The first skin of mahogany being put over the framework of rock elm and oak on the 41-feet Beach type of motor life-boat stationed at Dungeness. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Lighthouse Tender Pharos
Arbroath, Angus. — At 11.30 P.M.
on the 16th November, 1938, the police reported that the lighthouse tender Pharos was to land a sick lightkeeper from the Bell Rock. A strong W.S.W. wind was blowing, and the sea was too...
Ski Queen
Hastings, Sussex.—At 9.25 P.M. on the 29th July the coastguard reported that a small motor boat, with two men on board, was in distress half a mile west of Fairlight look-out. A b'ght S.E.
breeze was blowing, with a...
Apapa
Penlee, Cornwall.—At 2.55 A.M. on the 30th October, 1937, the Penzance coastguard telephoned that the small motor boat Apapa, with one man on board, was missing from Newlyn.
A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea...