KINGSTOWN.—On the 30th of September the brig Leonie, of Charlotte-Town, Nova Scotia, mistaking the Vanguard wreck-lightfor the Kish Light, ran into shoal-water off Bray, 7 miles south of Kingstown, where, after daylight, the master anchored...
On the morning of the 16th Nov., the services of the tubular Life-boat were re- quired by a large barque ashore on the West Middle Line. She proceeded out at once, and, at the request of the master, remained alongside the stranded vessel,...
WITH reference to our article under the above heading in the May issue of the Life-boat Journal, we are now able, through the courtesy of the British Consul-General at St. Petersburg, to supplement our survey by giving some details with...
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Early in the morning of the 17th October, during a strong gale of wind from S.S.E., signals of distress were observed from this place.
The Sir George Bowles life-boat was at once launched, and found the lugger Favourite,...
With the help of Mr. Clayton Love, jnr., member of the Committee of Management, who was Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club at the time, the Dublin Office has acquired a quantity of special First Day Covers (as illustrated) for sale at 40p... - View image in PDF
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Naming ceremonies are occasions for the entire community: Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34) launches at St David's after her naming by HRH The Princess Marina in 1964.. - View image in PDF
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Shortly be- fore noon on the 15th November two fishing-yawls—the Bose and the Cornu- copia—belonging to St. Abbs, were seen from the harbour to be in great danger.
They had gone off fishing at dawn, but during the morning...
The lifeboat discovered by John Brunning at Kippford, believed to be ex-Kircudbright. - View image in PDF
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ABERSOCH.—At 9 A.M. on the 30th Jan.
the schooner Annie, of Padstow, bound from Dublin to Bristol, was observed with signals of distress flying while riding at anchor in St. Tudwell's Roads. It wasblowing a hard gale...
CAPTAIN the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., Chairman of the Committee of Management, told the annual meeting of the In- stitution at Central Hall, Westminster, on 2ist March, 1967, that, in spite of efforts all round, receipts did not meet...
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