Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 8 o'clock in the evening of the 26th of June, 1949, a Wexford man telephoned that his son had put out in the yacht Trapper at 11 o'clock that morning and had not returned, and that a message...
The RNLI's latest lifeboat prototypes have been on trials around the coast as part of their evaluation and development.. - View image in PDF
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Dover, Kent.—At 7.37 oil the night of the 21st of March, 1952, the Sandgate coastguard telephoned that two ships had been in collision in a fog four miles south-east of Dover. They were the S.S. Benwyvis, of Leith, and the...
Armistice Day: The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Motor Life-Boat Going Out To Sea With The Wreath. - View image in PDF
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During a strong gale, on the night of the 3rd November, the ship Grand Bonny, of Liverpool, went ashore opposite the Waterloo Coast Guard Station.
She exhibited blue-lights and other signals of distress, and on their being...
THREE new Motor Life-boats which left the building yard at Cowes for their Stations during the gales—the 40-feet Watson Life-boats for Port Patrick (Wigtownshire), Troon (Ayrshire) and Moelfre (Anglesey)—were subjected to as severe a test as...
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The media team Television, radio and newspapers allow the RNLI to speak to the public and this can enhance public perception, attract new supporters and reinforce current support. The RNLI employs a small team who regularly communicate with...
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Hastings, Sussex.—At 4.33 on the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1952, the life-boat honorary secretary saw a fishing boat about five miles to the south-east burn flares. At 4.36 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched in a slight sea with a...