JUNE 1994 Miss Sheila Barrie, who together with her late sister Moira jointly funded the D class lifeboat Charlie B formerly stationed at Tenby..
Category: Obituaries
OCTOBER 1992 Mrs A.E. Mason, donor of the Rother class lifeboat The Davys Family which was stationed at Shoreham Harbour from 1981 to 1986 and is currently serving in the relief fleet..
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Judi Spiers, presenter of the BBC's daily programme 'Pebble Mill', drew the winning tickets of the 61st national lottery at RNLI headquarters in Poole on 30 April 1993.. - View image in PDF
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One hour and 46 minutes after she walked into the cold waters of the Firth of Forth, Judith arrived on the beach at Kinghorn to a wonderfully warm welcome (pictured).. - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 28TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 4.38 in the afternoon the Foreland coastguard telephoned that a pilot at Sea View had reported a boat being blown off shore in the direction of Horse Sand Fort.
A south-west gale...
At 0815 on Good Friday. 10 April 1998, Weston super-Mare and Penarth lifeboat stations received information from RNLI headquarters that urgent assistance was requested due to the severe flooding in the South Midlands. - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 25TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 9.39 at night the Seahouses coastguard telephoned that two cabin cruisers were making distress signals four miles north-north-east of Boulmer.
A slight breeze was blowing...
The Crew of the John Howard Iii Whose Boat Was Rescued By Shoreham Harbour Life-Boat In November. - View image in PDF
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On the 12th December fourteen of the fishing cobles belonging to Newbiggin proceeded in the early morning to the fishing grounds. Shortly after 9.30 A.M.
a strong breeze from the west sprang up and increased to a strong...
The brig Osborne, of Hartlepool, bound from London to Granton, in ballast, went ashore at Hadstone Scarr during a strong southerly wind, and in a heavy sea, on the 20th November. As soon as the vessel was observed to be in danger the...