OUT OF CONTROL At 9.7 a.m. on 26th October, 1964, the coble Rose of June, with a crew of three, was reported to be out of control in a slight sea and light airs from the southwest.
The tide was half an hour after high water...
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.38 p.m. on 2nd May, 1965, the east pier watchman saw a small boat in difficulties east of Ramsgate harbour. The life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station, went out at 1.45 in a light southsouth-...
During 1969 life-boats of the Royal South-Holland Association for the Saving of the Shipwrecked were called out 70 times, 30 of which resulted in 111 lives being saved. Over 50 per cent, of the services last year resulted from various...
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 8 p.m.
on 25th July, 1965, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties off Lane End shore. At 8.9 the IRB launched in a fresh southwesterly breeze and...
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 4 p.m.
on ist October, 1965, the m.f.v. Osprey was reported to have stopped near Withernsea with engine failure. There was a moderate south-south-easterly breeze with a rough sea. The tide was...
CANOEISTS SAVED At about 12.5 p.m. on 26th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that some 24 boys in canoes were in difficulties about one mile offshore near Herne Bay Pier. At 12.10 the IRB launched in a strong south...
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 4.0 p.m. on I2th August, 1967, preparations were almost complete for the new life-boat's naming ceremony when severalcalls were received of a boat in distress in Scotsmans bay. At 4.20 p.m. the lifeboat...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 9 p.m. on 25th May, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted six to eight miles south south west of Shoreham. At 9.7 the life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was...
An indication of the interest aroused by Staithes and Runswick lifeboat weekend last July. It all began with a traditional nightgown parade on the Friday evening through Staithes, led by a jazz band. The next day Staithes and Runswick and... - View image in PDF
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BBC Television Appeal: Raymond Baxter, chairman of the Public Relations Committee and a member of the Committee of Management, aboard Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Arun lifeboat and surrounded by the filming and recording team during the... - View image in PDF
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