Four saved from capsized speedboat Three men and a woman were rescued by the Plymouth Arun class lifeboat City of Plymouth, aided by two MOD police boats, on 1 January when their speedboat capsized in Bovisand Bay after being struck by a...
New Year's Honours Her Majesty The Queen has honoured the following for their services to the RNLI in this year's New Year Honours list: On Station The following lifeboats have taken up duty: ALL-WEATHER Blyth - Trent class 14-06 (ON...
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Obituaries With deep regret we record the following deaths: SEPTEMBER 1989: Mr Geoff Shakerley, vice chairman and box secretary of Wootton Bassett and District branch from 1977 until his death. He was also a shore helper at Swanage and was...
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The Duncan life-boat at Sheringham saved 3 persons from the schooner Hero, of Maldon, which had stranded opposite Bee- ston Hills, near Sheringham.
The same life-boat also rescued 6 men from the schooner Bestlett, of Peter- head, which became a total wreck on Has- borough Sands.
21 st August. A motor boat capsized. Five of the six occupants were rescued by boats from the shore.—Rewards, £6 3s. &d..
REDCAR.—The Life-boat Brothers was launched at 10.15 A.M., on the 14th April, and helped two fishing - boats which had been overtaken by stormy weather and a heavy sea..
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—6th March, 1938. The Norwegian steamer Tommeliten,, of Bergen, had stranded during & dense fog, but refloated unaided on the next high tide.—Rewards, £6 175. 6d..
New Quay, Cardiganshire.—2nd June, 1938. A fishing boat was in distress, but her crew of five were rescued from the shore by the coastguard rocket life - saving appliances. — Rewards, £25 19s..
FOR the fourth year running the Insti- tution has received a gift of a year'scollection of halfpennies. It numbered 468, or nineteen shillings and sixpence..
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