SEPTEMBER 7TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. An unknown vessel had been reported in a sinking condition off Point of Ayre, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £8 3s. 6d..
FEBRUARY 12TH. - FILEY, YORK-SHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £17 10s.
DECEMBER 25TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. A steamer was on fire, but a trawler had gone to her help. - Rewards, £10 8s. 6d.
APRIL 2ND. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A steamer had gone ashore, but her crew of six were rescued from the shore by the coastguard life-saving apparatus.- Rewards, £6 16s. 6d.
JUNE 14TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
Two men had been reported in difficulties on some rocks, but no one was found there and probably seals had been mistaken for men. - Rewards, £3 2s. 6d..
AUGUST 14TH. - FLAMBOROUGH , YORKSHIRE. Some people had been marooned in the cliffs, but when the lifeboat was launched her propeller was fouled by rubbish, and when she was ready to go she was not needed. - Rewards, £8 11s..
Lone surfer saved in_near gale Eastbourne's D class inflatable saved the life of a surfer on 21 June 1997 in conditions which swamped the lifeboat when launching, threw a crew member overboard and needed the all-weather lifeboat to...
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION carried out at Lowestoft in 1892 a series of competitive trials and tests with, sailing Life-boats the details of which were subsequently published. The trials with the various types of pulling Life-boats...
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Surfer saved by D class in appal l|n g conditionsTramore's D class inflatable saved a surfer on 6 June lastyear in conditions which tested both the lifeboat and her crew to the limit.
In conditions which turned out to...
Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose... - View image in PDF
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