CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the morning of the 5th November, a three-masted vessel was observed ashore on the East Burrows or Sunk Sand, but no signals could be made out even with the aid of a powerful telescope. The wind was blowing from the S.S.W....
Signals of distress having been shown by the Middle Light Vessel on the 16th February, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 1.15 A.M., proceeded to the Lightship and was informed that a vessel was ashore on the Maplin...
.— On the 19th July at about 1.30 P.M. a small yacht was seen ashore on the N.E. Buxey Sand, but as she was in no danger no assistance was sent. Later in the afternoon, however, the wind got more into the east and increased to a strong...
IN ROUGH SEA At 5.30 p.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties between the main channel and the shore west of Southsea Castle. There was a strong west-south-westerly breeze...
THE GIFT OF MUSIC - ORDER FROM YOUR LIVING R Your Favourite Hymns 38 inspiring and uplifting hymns beautifully sung 4 by The Jubilee Choir on this exclusive collection ' The Lord's My Shepherd • Count Your Blessings • Bless This...
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By the death of Mrs. Ferris Tozer on 7th October the Institution lost one of its oldest and most energetic honorary workers. The Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild at Exeter, she had been a Life-boat worker for...
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Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
NO PEACE FOR NEWLY WEDS
‘Just another day being married to an RNLI coxswain,’ says newly-wed Trina Sawyer, whose big day with Eastbourne lifeboat Coxswain...
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The Calendar.
THE Institution is again issuing a life- boat calendar and a Christmas card.
The calendar will have on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the rescue by...
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THE Institution is again issuing a life- boat calendar and a Christmas card.
The calendar will have on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. William McDowell, showing the 60- feet motor life-boat at New Brighton,...
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SEPTEMBER 7th, 1938, will be the hundredth anniversary of the rescue by Grace Darling and her father William Darling, of the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland, of the nine survivors of the Dundee steamer Forfarshire. The Institution has...
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