Mo/lie Froom presents a centenary tapestry to Co.vswain Arthur Harman and Ken Broad, Clacton's honorary secretary; Jack t'room is on the left. In her tapestry, Mrs Froom embroidered the names of Clacton's lifeboats and coxswains... - View image in PDF
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Service to Holland 1: On September 12. 1980.
the Dutch dredger Holland I was in danger of parting her moorings off Irvine Harbour in a westerly gale. Connel Elizabeth Cargill, Troon's 44ft Waveney lifeboat, launched to...
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Salcombe's 47ft Watson The Baltic Exchange, her emergency bag inflated, bound for Brixham after being capsi:ed and righting in a violent storm on Ma 10. The photograph was taken by the crew of Torbay lifeboat which was escorting her to... - View image in PDF
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STEAM COASTERS and Short Sea Traders WILD ROSE aground in the fiver Dee near Queensferry. The fast flowing tides sometime* lead to groundings but the vessels usually refloated on the next tide Regntered dimensions were 100.9'x 18.0'x...
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branch, unveiled a commemorative plaque recording that the ILB had been funded from a special RNLI 150th anniversary appeal organised by Truro. Standing with Mrs Jenkins is the honorary secretary of Bude ILB station branch, Mr S. W. Whateley... - View image in PDF
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THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER FOR WHEEL OR TILLER STEERING ON A COMPASS COURSE OSTAR 1976 Single handed transatlantic race Nine chose Tiller Masters— Four finished in first eight I SOLAR, WIND AND WATER BATTERY CHARGERS AVAILABLE DAVID JOLLY 3...
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Stephen Gilbert and Graham Bradshaw with the 'rescued' cheque for £1,000 after the Falmouth '999 services' display. With them are, from left to right, Mrs Pat Richards (organiser of the display), George Laity (branch... - View image in PDF
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Model lifeboats and their builders raise large sums of money for the RNLI each year, and to further the cause an anonymous donor has provided a perpetual trophy in the name of the RNLI which will be awarded to the best model entered for the... - View image in PDF
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Above: Attaching the inflatable tubes to the Atlantic 21 hull. Surprisingly perhaps, the service life of tubes tends to be greater than that of the hull. Below: The Atlantic 21 in action - Southend-on-Sea's Percy Garon II. Photo A.... - View image in PDF
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Ferry across the water: Nottingham Sea Cadets ferried 100 walkers across the River Trent when they were taking part in a 15 mile sponsored walk organised by the East Bridgford ladies' guild. The event raised £4,250, bringing the... - View image in PDF
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