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Violet's Dolls

Date: Winter 1997

Volume: 55

Issue: 539

Thanks to stalwart fundraiser Violet Howes, who has been knitting dolls and selling them in aid of the Institution for over 15 years. Although Violet is nearly 85 years old and suffering from arthritis, she produces a wide range of quality... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Old and New Passing Through

Date: Spring 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 544

Caught on camera at Kirwall Harbour is the station's new Severn 1 class lifeboat, Margaret Foster, (centre) which arrived in March 1998.

She is joined by the ex- Kirkwall Arun class lifeboat, Mickie... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Two Fishing Boats

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

JAN. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.

During the afternoon two local fishing boats were caught at sea by a strong easterly breeze, with a rough sea. They were seen making for harbour and the motor life-boat City of Edinburgh...

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Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

SEPT. 8TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW, AND ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD.

Shortly before midnight reports had been received that flares from a vessel ashore on Blackwater Bank had been seen.

Both life-boats...

Denis Beeson Heft) and Margaret Bullen of Hunstanton and West Norfolk Branch

Date: Autumn 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 558

Denis Beeson Heft) and Margaret Bullen of Hunstanton and West Norfolk branch accept a cheque for £1,900 from Steve Chapman of Diglea Caravan Park in August 2001. The money was raised from the caravan park's fifth annual fun day,... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Below: Sir Kevin Tebbit Kcb Cmc

Date: Spring 2002

Volume: 58

Issue: 560

Below: Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMC, Permanent Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defence, and his wife.

Lady Tebbit, are joined by Tower Pier station manager Janet Kelly and Thames lifeboat crew members aboard Public... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

An Oil Tanker (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 16TH. - ILFRACOMBE, AND LYNMOUTH, DEVON, AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. An oil tanker had caught fire and had sunk in the Bristol Channel after an explosion, thought to have been caused by a mine, but the life-boats and an Admiralty vessel...

An Oil Tanker (2)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 16TH. - ILFRACOMBE, AND LYNMOUTH, DEVON, AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. An oil tanker had caught fire and had sunk in the Bristol Channel after an explosion, thought to have been caused by a mine, but the life-boats and an Admiralty vessel...

Neilsdortan

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 16TH. - PORTRUSH, CO.

ANTRIM. Eight survivors of the Swedish vessel Neilsdortan had been reported on a raft over 30 miles away, but nothing was found. An aeroplane and two shore boats also took part in the search. -...

An Irish Lights Steamer (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.

An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...