EXTRACT from the deck log from a life- boat station: "Chief inspector of life-boats and district inspector visited life-boat station. Dull and hazy.".
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28th September A drifter had struck the rocks, but her crew got away in a small boat and were picked up by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £10 7s. 6d..
Barrow, Lancashire.—2nd October, 1938. A boat was in difficulties, but she got to the shore before help could reach her.—Rewards, £17 2s. 6d..
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—29th December 1938. The Swedish steamer Britannia, of Gothenburg, had stranded, in calm but foggy weather, and did not need help.—Rewards, £10 Is. Qd..
Newhaven, Sussex.—27th July, 1939.
A yacht was on fire, but the people on board were rescued by a fishing boat.— Rewards, £10 15s. 6d..
I THINK I may claim to be a, more or less, seasoned collector, having collected annually from luxurious hair to a bald pate, and I find that most years are marked by some peculiarity —other than myself. This year was marked by a direct...
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1923 The First Cabin Life-Boat A 43-Feet Watson Boat With A Canvas Canopy and An 80 HP Petrol Engine Stationed at Tenby Cost £9000. - View image in PDF
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The death has occurred of ex-Coxswain T.
Allchorn, of Eastbourne, who served as boat's officer for 11 years..
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Wells IRB helping a Norwich couple in trouble when their sailing boat capsized at Blakeney, Norfolk, on 31st August, 1968. A member of the IRB crew, Mr. Tony Pulford, has gone overboard to assist.. - View image in PDF
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