At 0815 on Good Friday. 10 April 1998, Weston super-Mare and Penarth lifeboat stations received information from RNLI headquarters that urgent assistance was requested due to the severe flooding in the South Midlands. - View image in PDF
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MARCH 31ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the lifeboat was recalled by wireless. - Rewards, £13 11s. 6d.
DECEMBER 26TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An Anson aeroplane had been reported overdue, but nothing was found and it was learned that the aeroplane had crashed on the shore. - Rewards, £12..
APRIL 10TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in the sea and the pilot had baled out, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £3 8s..
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled before reaching position given. - Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..
JANUARY 26TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
At 2.5 in the morning, information was received from the Bournemouth police, through the coastguard, that an aeroplane had crashed three miles west of Hengistbury Head. A light north-west...
WE ARE DELIGHTED to be able to publish below a photograph of the lifeboatmen of Blyth, the port at which the 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat RNLB Shoreline is stationed; and on page 81 is reported a fine service in which both Shoreline and...
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Lowestoft, Suffolk, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—13th September, 1939. Early in the morning information was received that two vessels had been in collision off Lowestoft.
A N.E. gale was blowing with a rough...
Mrs Jean Rose, president of Heworth ladies' guild since 1992 having previously served as founder chairman since 1968. Until 1945 she had been a member of the Port Rush committee in Ireland and after moving to England inthat year she...
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