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Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
THE DEATH of Captain Nigel Dixon was a serious and sudden loss to the RNLI.
He became Secretary of the Institution.
a t i t l e which was later altered to that of Director, at a difficult time in 1970. Not...
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Ebb Tide
CRYSTAL CLEAR A curious story emerged when the motor cruiser Ebb Tide of Chiswick lost oil and needed assistance on 9th June. The Dover, Kent, life-boat Faithful Forester—she is one of six 44-foot steel life-boats in service—went out at 6.37...
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Dover, Kent.—On the 1st November, 1939, at the request of the chief of staff, Naval Base, the motor life-boat Sir William Hillary was launched at 1.50 P.M., but the services rendered have not been reported. The life-boat returned to her...
An Aeroplane (39)
OCTOBER 8TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but half an hour after the life-boat put out she was recalled by wireless by the naval officer in charge at Ramsgate. - Rewards, £15..
A Steamer (4)
JANUARY 17TH. - WALMER, KENT. A call had been received from a steamer for the port doctor. The weather was severe and the life-boat could not find the steamer. She must have gone on her way. - Rewards, £15 11s. 6d..
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JUNE 9TH. - WALMER, KENT. Distress signals had been seen four miles N.E. of the coastguard station, but nothing was found, nor had three vessels which the life-boat spoke seen any signals. - Rewards, £13 1s..
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AUGUST 12TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
The naval authorities had asked. that the life-boat should go to the North Foreland where enemy parachutists had come down in the sea, but they could not be found.- Reward, £4 10s....
Kielce and Lombardy
MARCH 6TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. The Polish steamer Kielce had sunk after being in collision with the British steamer Lombardy, but the Lombardy picked up her crew before being taken in tow by tugs. - Rewards, £30 7s. 6d..
A Canoe (2)
AUG. 18TH. - HYTHE, KENT. It had been reported that a canoe was being carried away by the wind and tide, but the life-boat could find nothing, and it was learnt later that the canoe had come safely ashore.- Rewards, £23 16s.