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Daniel L Gibson A £2M Severn class lifeboat was officially named at Hull Marina on Thursday, 24 July 2003.
The cost of the lifeboat, which is now part of the relief fleet, was met by a substantial bequest from the...
Category: Articles
Orkney Reiver
Fishing vessel towed to safety The fishing vessel Orkney Reiver of Kirkwall fouled her propeller with a fishing net and was drifting eight miles south west of Fitful Head, Shetland on 10 November.
There being no other...
the Brothers' Pride, Comet, Harriet Miller and Gem
ST. ANDREW'S.—Four fishing-boats, the Brothers' Pride, Comet, Harriet Miller and Gem, belonging to St. Andrew's, were returning from haddock-fishing on the evening of the 16th February when they were overtaken by a gale of wind...
Loss of Member of Exmouth Crew
AT 4.59 on the afternoon of Christmas Day, 1956, the coastguard informed the Exmouth honorary secretary, Mr.
P. H. C. Butler, that a vessel was burning- red flares four miles south- east of Orcombc Point. This is about...
Category: Services
Loss of Lives from Shipwreck at Bridlington
Some months ago, at Brid- lington, near Hull, during a strong S.E. gale, a small billyboy schooner came ashore south of the harbour of that place. She went into the bay and anchored in the afternoon. She soon dragged her...
Category: Articles
A phenomenal day
On a day when the highest wave ever recorded off the western shores of Ireland tipped 20.4m, Fenit lifeboat crew were called into action
On 13 December 2011, with a violent storm force 11...
Category: Articles
American Helicopter Rescuers
The crew of the helicopter which rescued the sole survivor from the South Goodwin lightship Left to right; CAPTAIN CURTIS E. PARKINS, MAJOR PAUL L PARK, AIRMAN FIRST CLASS ELMER H. VOLLMAN and CAPTAIN W, R. KUSY. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
First Slipway Launching and Recovery Trials for the Prototype 47Ft
First slipway launching and recovery trials for the prototype 47ft Tyne class fast slipway lifeboat City of London were successfully completed at Selsey lifeboat station in the spring. Selsey's own 48ft (tin Oaklev lifeboat Charles Henry... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Wells Life-Boat Ernest Tom Neathercoat—A 37-Foot Oakley—Was Built In 1965. She Is a Self-Righter and Is One of About 20 of Her Type In Service With the R.N.L.I., In Addition to Six 48-Foot 6-Inc
The Wells life-boat Ernest Tom Neathercoat—a 37-foot Oakley—was built in 1965. She is a self-righter and is one of about 20 of her type in service with the R.N.L.I., in addition to six 48-foot 6-inch Oakley and Solent class and six 44-foot... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Aberystwyth Lifeboat Flag Day
Aberystwyth lifeboat flag day, August 6, 1973: when the River Rheidol overflowed its banks, flooding a caravan and camping site, the D class inflatable lifeboat, crewed by Gwyn Martin, the station honorary secretary, and Ralph Kenyon,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs