The memorial plaque in the Caister, Norfolk, Life-boat shed to the life-boatmen who were drownod when the local boat capsized on 14th Nc.'eniber, 1301, with the loss of nine lives.
Ar.icny ;!!ose who perished were... - View image in PDF
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The first ever child of two ex-lifeboat crew members: Andrew James Louis Mitchell with his parents, David and Marjorie, on the day of his christening which was held, naturally enough, aboard Aberdeen's 54ft Arun class lifeboat BP Forties... - View image in PDF
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JUNE AND JULY 1993 Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Ann ON 1050: June 20 and July 24 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 12, July 4,11 and 22 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 2, 30, July 6,19 and 31 Aith, Shetland 52ft Amn ON 1100: June 6...
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Eastbourne, and Hastings, Sussex.—At 12.5 on the afternoon of the 4th of Nov- ember, 1952, the Eastbourne coastguard telephoned the Eastbourne life-boat station that the S.S. St. Walburg, of Groningen, which was about one mile south of...
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the patenting of Lionel Lukin's 'unimmergible boat', the first craft ever to be designed specifically for saving human life at sea. Frank Martin, honorary treasurer of the Hythe branch of...
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27 December: Loch Ness Three adults and two children were drifting at the north end of the choppy loch after their yacht suffered engine failure. The London family were on the first stage of their journey from Oban, heading for the canals of...
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St. Andrews.
In the middle of the night of March 8th the steam trawler Loch Long, of Aberdeen, went ashore in a heavy snow squall on the reef of rocks known as Balcomie Briggs. A gale was blowing; the sea was rough ; and...
St Ives lifeboat, the 37ft Oakley Frank Penfold Marshall, returning at 0700 on October 17, 1980 from escorting the French trawler Floralie in gale force winds. A big breaking wave can just be seen coming up astern. photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
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RNLB The Duke of Cornwall, a 52ft Burnett class lifeboat, until recently stationed at The Lizard/Cadgwith, on passage between Hayle and St Ives. Well, actually, it's a model of her and she and two other lifeboat models, the creations of... - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 8TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
The trawler St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend, had stranded, but refloated without help. - Rewards, £5 12s. 6d..