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A Steamer Blows Up.
Coxswain James Campbell, of Boulmer, has won the bronze medal for gallantry. His life-boat was helping in the tow of a burning steamer when the whole fore-part of the steamer blew up. The life-boat was lifted out of the water; her crew were...
Category: Articles
A Rowing Boat
Youghal, and Ballycotton, Co. Cork, and Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At ten o'clock on the night of the 21st of July, 1954, a woman told the Youghal life- boat coxswain that her husband and another man had put out from Youghal on...
A Sailing Dinghy
Mudeford, Hampshire-At 1.45 p.m.
on zist April, 1966, a visitor to Mudeford informed a member of the IRB crew that a sailing dinghy had capsized about one mile east of the harbour entrance. The IRB was immediately launched...
A Little Dogged Determination...
The guests of honour at the annual RNLI coffee morning in Mayfield, East Sussex on 2 December 1995 were Keith Stevens, son of the stationmaster at Mayfield (in the days when they had a railway!) and now a member of the crew of the Selsey... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Day at the Races: Ascot September 26 1980
THE TIDE WAS HIGH for the RNLI on September 26, bringing lifeboat people from round the coast, and many inland cities, towns and villages as well, to join with racegoers for this year's Ascot Charity Race Day. The six 'maroons',...
Category: Articles
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Dinghy and canoe A SAILING DINGHY with two boys on board capsized in a fresh south westerly breeze, force 5, about three miles west north west of Redcar lifeboat station on Saturday May 22. The D class lifeboat launched at 1612 manned by...
A Boat (4)
Wells, Norfolk - At 1.40 p.m. on 3oth July, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen off Old Hunstanton and that a small boat was within 50 yards of the shore.
The life-boat Ernest Tom...
A Dinghy (4)
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 5.5 on the afternoon of the 31st of May, 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that a sailing dinghy was adrift in Beaumaris Bay and needed help. At 5.25 the life- boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched in...
A Boat (1)
Swanage, Dorset - At 7.24 a.m. on 7th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in difficulties 150 yards offshore opposite the Grand Hotel. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 7.45 in a fresh south...