The crab boat Mistletoe, of Clovelly, went off to haul the pots in the early morning of the 4th May, and when returning was overtaken by a gale. Men went to see if the boat could be seen, but it was not until 2 P.M. that it was reported that...
Edward Mockett, Coventry branch honorary secretary, receives a collecting box back from pupils of one of the 21 Coventry junior and infant schools which between them collected £160 for the RNLI.
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Ramsey, Isle of Man.—13th September, 1939. A steamer had been reported ashore, but when the life-boat arrived she found that she had refloated without help and was able to go on her way .—Rewards, £11 5s..
£83 from a Population of 558.A LIFE-BOAT worker who lives in the village of Shuttleworth, near Ramsbottom, in Lancashire, held a Life-boat Bazaar on 8th May. Her party consisted of herself, her two daughters and five working girls. The...
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Tenby's new ILB house was dedicated on Sunday, September 11, 1977, when The Hon. Manning Philipps, MBE, Lord Lieutenant for Dyfed, declared the boathouse open and unveiled a commemorative plaque. The service of dedication was led by The... - View image in PDF
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Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 6.56 on the evening of the 28th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was burning red flares five miles north-east of Sizewell.
At 7.10 the life-boat The...
(Right) Borth: ILB Crew Member Anna Hubbard out on exercise with Crew Member leuan Griffiths and Helmsman Ronnie Davies.. - View image in PDF
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The Institution takes the opportunity of putting on displays of its work in the Barbican Centre during the event.. - View image in PDF
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THOBPEHESS, SUFFOLK.—At 5.30 A.M., on the 26th November, .the Life^boat Ipswich was launched in response to signals in the direction of Sizewell Bank, during a S.S.E. wind and a heavy sea.
On reaching the vessel, which...
Islay, Inner Hebrides. — During the early afternoon of the 22nd of August, 1948, the Kilchoman coastguard re- ported a vessel in difficulties three miles west-north-west of Smaull Point, and at 1.15 the motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth,...