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A Fishing Boat (7)
JULY 1 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. A small fishing boat had had her sails blown away in a squall, but the only man aboard declined the life-boat’s help and was helped by a motor boat. - Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..
Congo
On the 1st January, at aboitt 6 P.M., during a S.
wind and misty weather, the Cresswell fishermen observed signal rockets being sent up. Two of the men ran along the beach and found a steamer on the strand firing rockets...
Next RNLI Chairman
Admiral The Lord Boyce will take over as Chairman of the RNLI from 5 November this year.
He joined the RNLI Council in 2004 and has served as Vice-Chairman since 2006. In his naval career he was First Sea Lord and Chief of...
Category: Articles
Peel's Boathouse
Peel's boathouse, of 'familiar 19th century design and construction' currently houses the station's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat.
It will make way for a completely new building designed for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Louise
Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about 4.38 P.M. on the 7th January, 1939, the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a barge off Holland Sluice appeared to be in difficulties.
Soon afterwards they reported...
Mrs B Braithwaite,
Mrs B Braithwaite, convener of the lifeboat shop in Edinburgh and supporter of the RNLI for many years. Mrs Braithwaite was a guild member for over 25 years and was awarded the Institution's Silver badge in 1981..
Category: Obituaries
Eugene Elvire
During the afternoon of the 3rd September the Coxswain of the Life-boat was watching a trawler under sail in the roads, and he saw her run aground on the Newcombe Sands. A flag was hoisted in the vessel's rigging indicating that...
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Category: Advertisement
The Duchess of Kent and Second Coxswain Jones
In the foreground (left to right) are Mr. Anthony Eden and the French Ambassador; behind the Duchess, is Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt (See page 163). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Magnat
A telephone messsage from the Maplin Light-house at 5.30 A.M. on the 3rd August reported that the Swin Middle Light-vessel was making signals for assistance. The Life-boat Albert Edward was speedily launched, and when proceeding through the...