Fire A CABIN CRUISER on fire with two men and a boy on board was reported to the honorary secretary of The Mumbles lifeboat station by Swansea Coastguard at 1614 on Sunday August 21, 1983.
Maroons were fired and at 1618 The...
Continuing a series of profiles of lifeboat classes By Keith Thatcher RNLI Naval Architect TI he RNLI's experiment with an in the Waveney class proved to Institution turned its attention to tended service...
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Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 3.6 on the morning of the 26th of March, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel off Sandsend had flashed an SOS signal. At 3.30 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched.
There was...
When RNLB Shoreline was due to leave William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton for her station last August her Shoreline flag had not arrived. The 5th Littlehampton Sea Scout Troop (a group member) was proud to present its flag to the... - View image in PDF
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Thursday, 5th Jan., 1865. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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ON the 25th of October last The Times published for the first time a remarkable alteration in its usual daily chart of the barometer, and considering the import- ance of the subject, we append its intro- ductory remarks, and also an exact...
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Twenty-six rescued HM COASTGUARD at Shoreham MRSC telephoned the honorary secretary of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat station at 0817 on Monday January 21 asking that the lifeboat be placed on standby; a merchant vessel, the 3,500-ton Greek...
GOURDON, N.B.—On the invitation of the local residents, a Life-boat Station has been formed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION at Gourdon, a fishing vil- lage about 12 miles north of Montrose.
Shipwrecks are said to be...
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Part of a lifeguard’s role is to prevent accidents before they happen by giving safety advice – usually on the beach, but sometimes in the heart of the city …
'Help, help,’ shouts an 11-year-old girl to her friend....
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A breezy day in Barmouth as the station's Mersey class Moira Barry comes alongside. Neither rain nor wind could dampen the enthusiasm and ashore colourful umbrellas vied with the bunting!. - View image in PDF
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