The Admiral Henry Meynett life- 'boat, at Ballywalter, went off to the dis- tressed ship Annie Gray, and remained alongside her for some hours, until she got out of her perilous position.
Many of the RNLI’s 19th-century barometers are still in perfect working order today. Malcolm Gray MBE, former Coxswain of St David’s lifeboat, records changes in theirs every morning before raising the RNLI flag - View image in PDF
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New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 9.20 p.m. on 2nd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been reported about five miles west of Aberaeron.
The life-boat St. Albans was launched at 9.55...
JANUARY DURING JANUARY life-boats were launched on service 53 times and rescued 15 lives.
t [BOAT FOUND AFTER MESSAGE FROM HELICOPTER Humber, Yorkshire. At 7.25 on the morning of 1st of January, 1959, the coastguard at...
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AT 1.3 on the afternoon of 8th Decem- ber, 1962, the honorary secretary of the Southend-on-Sea life-boat station, Mr.
P. G. Garon, learnt from the coast- guard that the Dutch motor vessel Temar of 198 tons was on fire. She...
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdovey, Merionethshire August 15th.
June 30th, July 4th and 9th.Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down...
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Award of the Silver Medal.
DURING the twelve days from the 21st January to the 1st February. 1937 the worst gales within living memory blew at Aberdeen, and the south break- water of the harbour was washed...
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ST. IVES, CORNWALL On the 24th October, 1945, the St. Ives life-boat rescued two persons from the ketch Minnie Flossie, of Bideford.
COXSWAIN WILLIAM PETERS was awarded the silver medal..
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