Tfnnent Caledonian Girl June Lake, Dr Robert G'rav, Coxswain Ian Johnson and Mr Ken Mills, director of Tennent Caledonian at the cheaue presentation during October s ceremony.
photograph by courtesy of James P... - View image in PDF
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Ten small boats WEST MERSEA deputy launching authority was informed by HM Coastguard at 1652 on Saturday May 26, 1979, that an upturned sailing dinghy had been sighted l'/2 miles east of Shinglehead Point. Maroons were fired and at 1700...
ANOTHER distressing wreck occurred just to the north of the town, on Sunday morning, the 13th January, 1895, when, after a heavy S.E. by S.
gale all night with snow squalls, the brig James and Eleanor, of Shields, was seen...
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IN the Life-boat Journal, No. 11, we gave as one reason for the discontinuance of the register of shipwrecks, on the coasts of the United Kingdom, which we had previously inserted, that a Wreck Register was being compiled at the Admiralty...
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WHITBY.—On the 1st October, at 4 P.M., the Life-boat Harriott Forteath was launched and put four of the crew of a Cornish fishing-boat, the Matchless, on board their vessel, which was riding at anchor near Whitby Rock, and was in great...
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdovey, Merionethshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Amble, Northumberland Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down Barmouth, Merionethshire Barrow, Lancashire Bembridge, Isle of...
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Above: 10 May 1927. - View image in PDF
An underground repair worker wears his London Life-boat Day badge with pride photo: London News Agency photos Ltd. - View image in PDF
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CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The Life-boat which has done duty at Cress- well since 1889 has been replaced by a new boat of the self-righting Ruble type, 34 ft. long by 8 ft. wide, fitted with one water-ballast tank and rowing 10 oars double...
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdovey, Merionethshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Amble, Northumberland Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down Barmouth, Merionethshire Barrow,...
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26th Novem- ber. A fishing boat was in distress, but her crew were rescued by the Innishowen Head pilots. (See page 23.)—Rewards, £18 11s. 6d..