Land's End tragedy—parents' appeal The parents of the four Buckinghamshire schoolboys who were drowned off Land's End in May have made an appeal to the public to help them buy a lifeboat. The parents have asked that the fund...
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THURSDAY, 12th September, 1912.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building,...
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• Storms brought devastation to Margate during the winter of 1978, destroying its pier and wrecking the lifeboat station. However, as a result of the research which followed to replace the lost service boards of Margate's lifeboats,...
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JANUARY 25TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
In the early morning of the 22nd January,the S.S. Meriones, of Liverpool, stranded on the Haisborough Sands three-quarters of a mile east by north of the South Middle Haisborough Buoy. She...
SURVIVORS WALK TO LIFEBOAT Fourteen saved from yacht aground on the Goodwin Sands Both of Ramsgate's lifeboats were called to an incident on the Goodwin Sands on 13 November 1994, when a French sail-training vessel went aground in a WSW...
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November Meeting.
Kingstown, Co. Dublin.—On the llth August a party of six men and six women were out in a converted ship's boat. At about 11 P.M. they approached the harbour, but a strong N.E. wind had got up, making a...
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While our lifesaving purpose has always stayed the same, our rescue map has constantly evolved since 1824 – so what are the latest developments around the coast?
We have 235 established...
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One of the key people at every lifeboat station is the honorary medical adviser, a local general practitioner who takes into his care the routine medical oversight of boat and crew and who, while not necessarily required by his appointment...
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The distance between Donaghadee, Co Down and Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, is approximately 22 miles and is one of the trickiest sea crossings in UK waters. On one Saturday in July 1985, after waiting a week for a favourable weather forecast,... - View image in PDF
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Some w a y s of t i l l i n g t he c o f f e r s . . .
Pushing and pulling Although the new term was only days old, the youngsters at Fowey Community School were soon in action supporting the local community. Fifty-two Year...
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