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South West Division Among rocks A YACHT firing red flares near Green Island was reported by Police HQ at 0326 on Saturday September 3, 1983, to the deputy assistant harbour master at St Helier, who is also deputy launching authority of St...

AT 1.8 on the afternoon of the 7th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the Cloughey life-boat station in County Down, Mr.

S. C. B. Bryans, that the Dutch coaster Frida Blokzijl of 270 tons was...

Launches 18. Lives rescued 30.

MAY 3RD. - CROMARTY. At 3 P.M. a message was received from the Seaforth Highlanders Depot at Fort George that the ferry boat Tim, running from Fort George to Chanory, with the depot band of...

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LIFEBOAT VOLUNTEER IS NEW LEADER

We are delighted to introduce Mark Dowie as the RNLI’s new chief executive. He succeeds Paul Boissier, who has retired after 10 years. As a...

• John Kennedy served as honorary secretary at the Lytham lifeboat station from 1951 to 1976 and from this position he was able to observe every facet of the life of the station. He has now put pen to paper and the result is one of the most...

Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales.

NINE presentations of Centenary Vel- lums to Stations have taken place during the past summer at Howth, Courtmacsherry, Arklow, Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown), Holy Island...

Busy first year for Thames lifeboats Thames lifeboats were called out over 800 times during their first year of service. This is almost three times as many as estimated prior to setting up the service on 1 January 2002. Callouts range from...

Flamborough: A service of re-dedication witnessed by some 5,000 people was held at North Landing, Flamborough, on Sunday August 7 for the 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Will and Fanny Kirby. The lifeboat, originally in service at Seaham until... - View image in PDF