On the 9th April the same life-boat again put off to the smack Shamrock, of Wexford, which was totally wrecked during a very strong easterly wind on the north end of the Dogger Bank. The life-boat was placed as near as possible, and the crew...
(Below) Once a week (whenever the weather allows) Mrs Joan Bagley, honorary secretary of Totnes branch, sets up shop in the private forecourt of Kingsbridge Inn, with the kind permission of the owner Philip Potter, or at the town summer... - View image in PDF
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After the Moses life-boat had returned to her station from the wreck of the Lizzie, a vessel was seen in distress in the offing. The boat was launched to her assistance; on reaching her it was found that she was in a leaky state, and likely...
GUERNSEY Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown, Secretary of the Institution, presented a certificate inscribed on vellum to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of a life-boat station at Guernsey, to Sir Thomas Elmhirst, Lieutenant-Governor and...
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. . Bound in boards cut from the oak knees used for the stems of lifeboats,. - View image in PDF
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The Model Of The 42' Watson Mabel E Holland Dungeness (Left). - View image in PDF
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On the night of the 5th January, the barque Reliance, of London, was driven on shore in a violent snow- storm, near Walmer Castle, on the coast of Kent. The Walmer life-boat was qxrickly manned and proceeded to the rescue of her crew of 15...
Crowds gather for the naming ceremony of Keep Fit Association. Photo Jetf Morris. - View image in PDF
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3. A sail past of the inshore lifeboats. Photo Robin Sharp. - View image in PDF
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Below: A reconstruction of the rescue for television Photo: Nigel Millard. - View image in PDF
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