Way, Inner Hebrides.—At 10.35 on the night of the 23rd of July, 1949, the Southend coastguard reported a tele- phone message from the Isle of Gigha that the motor yacht Hyskeir II, of Greenock, was aground on a reef to the north of...
Hartlepool, Durham, and Redcar, Yorkshire. — While bound from the River Tees to Blyth the motor vessel Oceanic, of Newport, Isle of Wight, damaged her steering gear and began to drift. At 1.45 in the morning of the 7th of July, when...
A hard worker for the R.N.L.I, at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, is Mr. B. Ralph (centre), of Pennyhill Lane, who is seen collecting with his wife and children.
He first became interested in life-boats after a visit to... - View image in PDF
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Watching over them A still from the RNLI's cinema advert superimposed on Rick TomJinson's-action photo of Fishguard's Trent class Blue Peter VII. - View image in PDF
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South Western Division Gold medal AT 0058 ON MONDAY, December 6, 1976, the honorary secretary of Torbay lifeboat station was informed by the Coastguard that the motor vessel Lyrma had requested immediate assistance six miles east of Start...
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An eggs-tra special gift The fabulous Faberge-style egg created for the RNLI in Chichester by Ebony Jewellers in South Street has finally found a home.
Sothebys valued the egg at £20,000, an amount which the Worshipful...
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Sheringham, Norfolk. —• During the morning of the 6th of February, 1948, as, the weather was getting bad, anxiety was felt for the safety of three local fishing boats which were returning from the whelk grounds, and just after noon the motor...
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This dramatic photograph taken from the Bembridge lifeboat shows the Coastguard helicopter making a transfer from Jenny Wren south of the Isle of Wight. The rough sea conditions are very evident.. - View image in PDF
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Salcombe, Devonshire.— The motor trawler Tarascon, of Boulogne, ran on to the rocks in Steeple Cove at about 10 P.M. on the 22nd March, 1938. Her wireless was put out of order when she struck, and she had no rockets. There was a very heavy...