Swanage, Dorset.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 12th of June, 1957, the St. Albans Head coastguard telephoned that a vessel was waving a red flag two miles east of St. Albans Head. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 12.31 in a calm sea....
Clovelly, Devon.—About 4 o'clock in the morning of the 10th of September, 1948, the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned that a flare had been seen, and the motor life-boat City of Notting- ham was launched at 4.15 in a moderate...
HEROIC CONDUCT OF AN ENGLISHMAN.
IT is with the mingled feeling of melancholy pleasure that is peculiar to the contemplation of great acts which have caused the death of the actors of them, that we add to our series of...
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THE RNLI was the beneficiary of the 1983 Newmarket Charity Race Day on Saturday June 25 when just over £13,500 was raised for the lifeboats. Although the morning began dull and overcast, by midday the cloud had dispersed and the sun...
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Early on the 13th November a strong S.S.E. gale sprang up, with a very heavy sea. As all the small fishing boats were out, the life-boat coxswain and the coastguard kept watch. All boats came in except the Sonny Boy, and at 7.30 A.M. she was...
FROM THE BOAT SHOW • Very encouraging it was, at a Boat Show just managing to weather a fuel crisis, to find on display a means of generating power relying on neither oil nor coal. Lucas/C.A.V. Marine were showing a solar battery charger for...
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Inset: Each 'little ship' was presented with a commemorative plaque on arrival at Dunkirk.. - View image in PDF
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CAPE CLEAR, Co. CORK. On 24th September, 1939, explosions were heard at sea about two o’clock in the afternoon.
They came from the S.S. Hazelside, of Newcastle, a timber-laden steamer which was in distress through enemy...
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THE Institution has received a gift of £l 6s. from H.M.S. Stork, stationed at Penang, the result of a collection made among the ship's company in memory of the ship's cat, Tiger, which was lost overboard at sea..
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A corner of the exhibition at the Post Office Communications Centre, London, organised by Mr Ian Carr, a keen supporter of the Civil Service and Post Office Lifeboat Fund.
He has started a branch.
by... - View image in PDF
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