Eleven men and fishing vessel saved In winds gusting to 90 knotsA difficult service in winds up to almost 90 knots earned coxswain / mechanic Hewitt Clark of the Lerwick lifeboat a Bronze Medal, recognising his leadership, seamanship and...
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 23rd of January, 1959, the medical officer of health for the county of Zetland asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat to convey a patient who was in urgent need of medical...
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.5 on the afternoon of the 21st of February, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Mid-Barrow light- vessel had reported that a cabin cruiser appeared to be aground two miles...
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1856.—THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair.
Head and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance, Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com- mittees.
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Category: Committee
Islay: /( was reported in the spring journal that HRH Prince Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, had visited Barra Island and Islay lifeboat stations in January to present plaques to the crews in recognition of the efforts to rescue the crew... - View image in PDF
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DUTCH VESSEL TOWED THROUGH ROUGH SEA Weymoutb, Dorset.—At 6.10 in the morning of January 12th, 1947, a report was received from St. Albans Head, through the Wyke Regis coast- guard, that a vessel was burning distress ilares about six miles...
IT is with much pleasure that we record that the King of Denmark has gener- ously recognised the courageous, but tragic, service of the Johnshaven Life- boat James Marsh, last December, to the Danish schooner Fredensborg. The service was...
Category: Awards
ON SATURDAY May 7 a damp, overcast morning overshadowed the preparations at Oban for the naming ceremony of the first 33ft Brede lifeboat to go on station. As the time of the ceremony drew nearer, however, the weather improved and a warm,...
Category: Inaugurations
On the 13th October, during a strong N.E.
gale with a rough sea, signals of distress were seen at 6.30 A.M. from the smack Vivid of Wexford, which had stranded the previous day about three-quarters of a mile W.N.W. of...
There seemed to be no end to the ideas devised for 'Operation Lifeboat', the Scouts' 'Year of the Lifeboat' project to raise H00,000 to pay for an offshore lifeboat. (Top left) Bristol South West District Cubs collected... - View image in PDF
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