St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.30 on the night of the 28th of July, 1956, the St. Peter Port signal station re- ported that a yacht was on the rocks in Saint Bay. The life-boat Euphro- syne Kendal put out at 10.54 with the bowman in charge....
Wells, Norfolk.—At 11.3 on the morn- ing of the 5th of June, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a boat was in difficulties off Wells. At 11.15 the life-boat Cecil Paine was launched in a rough sea. There was a strong north-north-westerly...
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard reported that the weather was worsening and that three cobles were still at sea. The life-boat The Isa and Penryn M listed was launched at 1.45 in a rough...
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 5.15 p.m.
on 29th August, 1966, it was learnt that a small open fishing boat with six men on board was missing. It was presumed to be sheltering near Puffin island. At 5.35 the life-boat Rowland...
Weymouth, Dorset - At 12.30 a.m. on 9th December, 1966, the honorary medical adviser requested the services of the lifeboat to convey him to attend a sick man aboard the Russian vessel Alatyrles. At 3.55 the life-boat Frank Spiller Locke...
Amble, Northumberland - In the early afternoon of 3Oth January, 1967, four fishing cobles were at sea when conditions at the harbour bar were worsening.
The life-boat Millie Walton slipped her moorings at 2.16 p.m. in a...
Lerwick, Shetland - At 9.46 p.m on 9th March, 1967, a fishing vessel was reported nearly ashore in the south harbour.
At 10.10 the life-boat Claude Cecil Staniforth proceeded in a rough sea. The tide was flooding. The C.R.E...
North Sunderland, Northumberland - At ii a.m. on 6th May, 1967, the life-boat mechanic informed the honorary secretary that heavy seas were breaking across the harbour mouth and that the motor fishing vessel Children's Friend was making...
Dover, Kent - At 3.18 a.m. on 30th July, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a yacht with a broken mast was almost ashore in Fan bay, about three miles east of Dover. The life-boat Faithful Forester slipped her moorings at 3.29 in a strong...
Coxswain David Gallichan of Beaumaris in Anglesey joined the lifeboat crew in 1957 and became second coxswain in 1974 before being appointed coxswain in 1980. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1981 for saving the crew of a fishing vessel in a... - View image in PDF
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