Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1953.
the Civic Guard at Portmagee reported that the fishing boat Ros Corr, of Dublin, with a crew of six, needed help seven miles north of Bray Head....
Aldeburgh: When, at low water on August 17, 1977, the 42' Beach lifeboat The Alfred and Patience Gottwald could not clear the beach on launching, Aldeburgh''s D class ILB was launched in an easterly near gale to go to the help of... - View image in PDF
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St. Ives, Cornwall.—Early on the morning of the 1st July the coastguard reported that a steamer was ashore near Pendeen. She was the Italian steamer Aida Lauro, of Naples, bound from Liverpool to Hull with a cargo of linseed and cotton seed,...
IN a lecture recently delivered, and since published, by Rear-Admiral Sir WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY, entitled " A Lecture on the Character, Condition, and Responsibilities of British Seamen," will be found the following abstract of the...
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SKIPPER PUT BACK ABOARD TRAWLER Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 10.20 on the morning of the 20th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Lady Anna was gradually drifting on to the shore at Saundersfoot with a...
A gift of two pounds has come from the recreation club of a motor works.
It was raised by the sale of a model of the Prime Minister and — an onion..
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A clear day and a pleasant setting made a coffee morning run by Mr and Mrs Wilkes in their caravan-type home at Acaster Malbis, York, a tremendous event.
Despite the limited space available Mr and Mrs Wilkes were able to... - View image in PDF
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Mary Gabriel, second lifeboat presented to the RNLI by Major Gabriel, outside Guildhall, London. On board are Major Gabriel and Sir Hugh Wontner, Lord Mayor of London, with Commander D. B. Cairns (second from left), Chief of... - View image in PDF
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—A fishing boat was noticed at anchor three miles north of the pier on the 8th and 9th of December, 1949, and by the afternoon of the 10th she had not moved. As the weather had worsened, and the father...
Croup photo: (Left to right) Nicholas Hayward, Barry Down, Robin Mursell and Austin Honeysett. - View image in PDF
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