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Shortly before Sam on Saturday, 10 March, both Lough Swilly lifeboats were called to rescue a burning fishing vessel. Mulroy Coastguard also launched and rescued the skipper, who had abandoned the burning vessel and was in a liferaft. He was...
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—16th July.
A small boat was reported to be in difficulties, but it got into safety unaided.
—Rewards, £9 7s..
JUNE 7TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN.
Reports had been heard which were thought to be rockets, but it was found that the crew of a small salvage steamer had been firing a gun. - Rewards, £6 19s..
AUGUST 25TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO. LOUTH. A woman had been carried out of her depth while bathing, but she was drowned before the life-boat could reach her,and her body was recovered from the shore.
- Rewards, £8...
30th August. Two bathers off Mundesley had drifted out to sea on an inflated motor tyre, but were rescued by a rowing boat.— Rewards, £7 11s. 6d..
The main events are now in place for the RNLI's 175th anniversary celebrations which begin with a bang next year.. - View image in PDF
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ARKLOW, IRELAND.—Several fishing boats having been driven from their moorings on the morning of the 16th October, the Out Pensioner Life-boat was launched at 9 o'clock, and saved four large boats, the Safe Return, Mary Frances, Glance,...
On the 23rd May the smack Native, of Piel, went aground on the North Bank, off Maryport, in a westerly gale. The Life-boat at that place, the Henry Nixson, "went to her aid, and, with the assistance of a steam-tog, succeeded in getting...
Left to right:—Mr. George F. Shee (Secretary of the Institution), the Duke of York, the Duchess of York, Provost W. Douglas Johnston (Chairman of the Branch), the Hon. George Colville (Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Management). The... - View image in PDF
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