Lord Chesham, former Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, acting on behalf of the Queen, presented the British Empire Medal to Coxswain Sidney Cann, of Appledore, at the Ministry of Transport on yth...
Category: Medals
Raymond Baxter, chairman of the RNLI's public relations committee is pictured with Roger Royle. presenter of BBC Television's "Songs oj Praise' programme and Barr Hartley. Editor of the Lowcstolt Journal, recipients of RNLI... - View image in PDF
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On the 11th December, during a heavy gale from the S.W., the smack Pearl, of Carnarvon, at anchor near the Dutchman's Bank, hoisted signals of distress. On these being observed from the shore, the life-boat was launched, and reaching the...
The Sea Chart: the Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts
by John Blake
Review by Tim Corke
The history of Great Britain has been governed by the sea and maritime...
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Towards the end of January, after the heaviest fall of snow for many years, the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeensbire, was cut off by land from the rest of the world. Roads and railways were blocked; the telephone wires were down; but the sea...
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llth August. A fishing coble had got into difficulties, but another coble towed her to safety.—Rewards, £11 11s. (An account of this service appears in Shore- boat Services on page 168.).
JANUARY 23RD. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in Pagham Harbour, but an R.A.F. boat picked up the body of the pilot. - Rewards, £10 18s. 6d..
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported on fire, but it was a false alarm.
- Rewards, £14 4s..
OCTOBER 29TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Distress signals had been reported and it was thought that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 4s..
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. An aeroplane had reported a ship ashore, but it was a landing craft which had gone ashore some days earlier.
- Rewards, £4 16s. 6d..