RNLI national lottery THE TWENTY prizewinners in the RNLI's twenty-sixth national lottery, which raised more than £43,000, were drawn at Poole HQ on Tuesday July 31 by Bill Owen, one of the well-loved 'Last of the Summer...
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Two ILBs search A SMALL INFLATABLE DINGHY in which it was thought there were two boys and which appeared to be in difficulty 600 yards off Southerness Light was reported to Silloth ILB station by Ramsey Coastguard at 1819 on Wednesday May 2;...
Torbay, Devonshire.-—At 6.5 A.M. on the 24th June, 1938, the Berry Head coastguard reported that a small motor boat with one man on board had run on to a submerged rock near Berry Head.
A gentle west breeze was blowing;...
Contents Volume XLIII Number 446 Price 15p Chairman: COMMANDER F. R. H. SWANN, OBE, RNVR Secretary: CAPTAIN NIGEL DIXON, RN Notes of the Quarter by the Editor Edwin Distin Chairman's New Year Message ..
Commemorative...
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"Never sail without Schermuly they have a flare for saving lives" Take the advice of the people who know that it makes good sense to carry a pack of signal flares .. .just in case ! Schermuly Yacht Signals are available pre-packed...
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Ramsey, Isle of Man - At 5.41 p.m.
on 2nd August, 1966, the Master Frank was seen flying a distress signal. She was due in harbour at 3 o'clock. At 6.14 the life-boat Thomas Corbett was launched into a moderate east...
At 8.28 p.m. on 8th May, 1967, it was learned that a swimmer from Swanage beach was being carried out to sea towards Peveril Point. The life-boat R.L.P.
was launched at 8.35 in a slight westerly wind and a smooth sea. It...
It is with deep regret that we announce the following deaths.
May 1979 Robert Johnson, motor mechanic of Longhope lifeboat from 1929 to 1965.
Bob Johnson first went out in the lifeboat in 1916 and served...
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Acting Coxswain Roy Couzens Station: Dover Boat: 50ft Thames Rotary Service Conditions: Wind SSW Force 16- 17, gusting to more than 100 knots. Seas 20ft high within Dover Harbour, more than 60ft outside.
Service: Rescued... - View image in PDF
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