Coxswain Duncan Newlands, of Campbeltown, Argyllshire, has also won the vellum for rescuing the crew of a naval trawler which had gone on the rocks on the Isle of Arran. He rescued them in a gale on a very cold night, with snow falling and a...
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Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 6.25 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, a ship was reported to be on fire off Flamborough Head. The Flamborough life-boat had already been launched to provide lifesaving assistance if required. As it wasnecessary to...
Denmark: (below, left) A 15.2m self-righting lifeboat stationed on the west coast of Jutland.
Finland: (below, right) The 20.5m steel Harmaja built to work in ice is one of the Finnish Lifeboat Society's largest rescue... - View image in PDF
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The life-boat at St. Andrew's, 1S.B., saved the crew of 4 men of the sloop Christian and Charlotte, of Peterhead, which had stranded off the entrance to the harbour.
Stronsay, Orkneys - At 1.40 a.m. on 22nd June, 1967, the fishing vessel Bluebell of Wick was reported ashore on Seal Skerry, South of Gairsay. The lifeboat The John Gellanty Hyndman slipped her moorings at 2.10 in a moderate south westerly...
As it is considered that the periodical exercise of the crews of life-boats is very essential, it is hoped that the several Local Committees in connexion with the National Shipwreck Institution, will pay particular attention to that part of...
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IN order to be ready for any emergency on the coast the Institution keeps at its Storeyard at Poplar, on the Thames, a Eeserve Fleet of Life-boats. One of these Boats can be sent at a moment's notice to any place on the coast where the...
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On the llth August last, the barque William Bromham, of Glouces- ter, when running for the harbour of Aber- dovey, in tow of a steam-tug, ran aground on the bar at the entrance of the river, the wind being from W.S.W., and the sea rough at...
Station by station lifeboat launches for June and July Aberdeen: ILB D-536: Jun 3 (2) Jul 5(2) and Jul 1 1 Aberdoiey: ILB B-758: Jun IH Jul I6and Jul 22 Abtnock ILBB-582: Jun 10 and Jul 23 biT stwylh: 1LBB-704: Jun 4 Jun 17(3) Jul 20 and...
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On the 20th September in- telligence was brought to Southport that a vessel was on shore on the Salthouse Bank,at the entrance to the River Ribble. The life- boat was at once launched, and in 2i hours reached the wreck, which was found to be...