HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, visited Sheringham Lifeboat Station on 25 March.
The Duke met the crew, saw the launch and recovery of the Atlantic 85 lifeboat The Oddfellows, signed the visitors’ book and...
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HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, presents an inscribed wristwatch to Daniel Norman. With them are the Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the Institution, and Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, Director.
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John Bitckland, an assistant mechanic from Eastbourne station, has raised £485 towards the cost of Eastbourne's new lifeboat by means of a sponsored walk. John, seen here with Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings (r.) walked from... - View image in PDF
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St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—3rd April.
The Spanish steamer Elmonticillo reported she was in difficulties, but she cleared the islands and went on her way.—Rewards, £5 15s..
FEBRUARY 18TH and 19TH. - ST. ABBS, AND EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE. A vessel on fire had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : St. Abbs, £21 2s.
6d. ; Eyemouth, £26 5s. 6d..
MARCH 1995 Trevor England BEM, coxswain of Padstow lifeboat from 1978 to 1993. Trevor first joined the crew in 1957, served as second coxswain from 1969 to 1970 and was second coxswain/ assistant mechanic from 1970 until his appointment as...
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THE PYRENE COMPANY LTD.
9 Grosvenor Gardens London S.W.I Victoria 8474 Head Office and works BRtNTfORD, MIDDLESEX Canadian plant: TORONTO Australian plant: MELBOURNE Just as ships in distress know they can depend on the men...
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An account of the rescue of part of the crew of the schooner Mexico on the 20th— 23rd February, 1914, when the Life- boat was wrecked, appears on page 144 of the May LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL..
COXSWAIN WILLIAM CROWLEY, of the Fenit life-boat Hilton Briggs.
A member of the crew since 1928, Coxwain Crowley, who is 58, was appointed bowman in 1936, since which time the life-boat has been launched 58 times and has... - View image in PDF
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This Life-boat was also the means of saving the crew of 14 men of the brig Paladino, of Messina, when she -went ashore in Swansea Bay during a strong gale from the W.S.W. on the 27th November..