BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT TYNEMOUTH DECEMBER 1ST AND 8TH.-CULLERCOATS AND TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 8.50 in the morning the Cullercoats life-boat station received a message from the Tynemouth coastguard that a vessel had...
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 9.20 on the morning of the 13th Septem- ber, 1961, the inspector of Irish Lights informed the honorary secretary that a man working on Tuskar Rock wanted to be brought to the mainland as his father was...
IT was the 8th of August in Porth- dinllaen. Mr. Jones and his two nephews had gone sailing in their small auxiliary yacht Waterbell; but when they did not return by half-past eight, Mrs. Jones became worried.
At 8.50 p.m....
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Breezy conditions lead to six calls in one day for Plymouth's Arun Plymouth's Arun class lifeboat City of Plymouth was kept extremely busy on 9 August 1994 when she received no less than six calls - launching first at 0048 and...
On the morning of the 27th November, the fishing-boats were again overtaken by stormy weather, but they all, with the exception of the Indefatigable, reached the land. The Co- Operator No. 1 Life-boat put off at 11.45, and remained in...
MARITIME safety in the United States took a giant step forward on the 28th of January, 1915, when two historic agencies, the Revenue Cutter Service and the Lifesaving Service, were merged into a single organization known as the United States...
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Walmer: (Below) Hampshire Rose with her crew and the lifeboat people of Kent and Hampshire, as well as neighbouring stations, who had gathered for her naming.
Music was by the Junior Band of the Royal Marines and fanfares... - View image in PDF
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It is not only the stunning and varied birdlife that makes a visit to Greenland unforgettable, but also the most breathtaking and spectacular landscapes in the world. There will be opportunities for whale watching and listen to our...
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A SPECIAL Grand Lodge of the English Free- : masons was held on the 3rd January at Free- ! masons' Hall, London, to receive and consider | the Report of the Special Committee appointed by Grand Lodge on the 6th September last, on the...
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To improve communications for D class ILBs, Ron Caldicott (/.), electronics surveyor/ maintenance, and Pete Young, electronics surveyor, have produced a portable, waterproof and unsinkable version of the Pye Westminster VHP... - View image in PDF
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