Last year some boys belonging to the Bluebird Navigators visited the RNLI Depot at Boreham Wood with Mr Jim Garrard, of Kesgrove, Suffolk, their leader. Mr Garrard puts on his static displays for the RNLI all around the east coast and does...
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Although not part of the Little Ships flotilla African Queen, the boat made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the film of the same name, attempted to make the passage to Dunkirk. She got into difficulties and had to be towed into Ramsgate by the... - View image in PDF
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Wicklow - At 8.25 a.m. on 29th July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht was in distress 15 miles southeast of Wicklow. A rope had fouled her propeller. The life-boat J. W. Archer was launched at 8.40 in a strong south easterly wind and a rough...
Homber, Yorkshire - At 3.38 p.m. on November, 1967, the coxswain reported that there was a sick man on board the tanker Peking of Odessa.
The life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at the station, was...
The Public Relations Officer of the R.N.L.I., Mr. Patrick Howarth gave 'readings from his autobiography in verse, 'Play Back a Lifetime'' at the George Hotel, Beaconsfield, on 5th February. It was the world premiere and the...
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On the 28th December the schooner Tom Cringle, of Thurso, N.B., went on shore on the Bondicar rocks, near Hauxley. The wind was blowing strong from the S., and a high sea running. Signals of distress having been seen from the shore, the...
On December 18 Humber lifeboat, the 54ft Arun City of Bradford IV, towed MFV Falke to Bridlington. The fishing boat had no power or steering and her batteries were failing. photograph by courtesy of 'Hull Daily Mail'. - View image in PDF
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On the night of the 26th February, the brig Sisters, of Whitby, laden with coals, was driven on shore on the South Barber Sand, off Caistor. Her signals of distress being seen from the shore, the Caistor boatmen proceeded to launch the...
On the 19th October signals of distress were observed from the schooner Kate, of Liverpool, driving ashore in Arklow Bay during a heavy gale of wind. The Ark- low life-boat was again promptly launched, and brought on shore the crew of 5 men,...
JULY 16TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.55 at night the coastguard reported flares near the South Shingles Buoy, and at 11.20 the motor life-boat Prudential was launched in a north-westerly breeze, with a moderate sea. She searched for some time,...