Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 12.10 p.m.
on 20th July, 1969, Valentia radio told the honorary secretary that the tanker Point Law had reported that a number of people were waving flags and flashing lights on the Great Blasket...
TAKE THE FERRY from Scrabster Harbour to Stromness. Cross the Pentland Firth from the north coast of Caithness to Mainland, Orkney, and already there is a growing feeling of vast distance, of wide horizons. A majestic, ponderous swell rolls...
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Barrow, Lancashire.—At 12.40 early on the morning of the 6th of May, 1954, the Walney Island coastguard telephoned that a "Mayday" distress message had been received from the S.S. Celt, of Glasgow, ten miles south of St. Bees Head....
A new member of the Fishponds branch of the R.N.L.I., Mr. Martin Rowe, organised a 'Guess my weight' competition, plus a skittles evening, at the Railway Hotel, Fishponds, near Bristol—and raised over...
Category: Donations
Walmer, Kent.—About 7.40 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain received a message that a yacht was in distress three miles from the South Goodwin Buoy. The coastguard were informed, and the life-boat Charles Dibdin,...
THE annual meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 23rd of March, 1954, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., K.B.E., chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.
H.R.H. the Princess Royal pre- sented...
Category: Meetings
Nearly 50 women drivers proved they were just as good as the boys when they competed in a off-road driving day in May that raised £4,000 for the lifeboats. The challenging event.
organised by RNLI North West office and... - View image in PDF
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Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 on the morning of the 17th of December, 1955, a message was received from the harbour office that the local fishing boat Winifred, with a crew of four, had broken down three miles south-east of Flamborough...
A strong N.N.W. gale was experienced at Filey on the 23rd July, and at about 5 A.M.
the alarm was given that two of the large fishing yawls in the bay were dragging their anchors, and drifting southward towards Speeton...
Flowers all the way . . . a well dressing at the village of Dore (right), and (below) a model lifeboat 'floats'' on a rough, breaking sea of grey and white plants at Brentwood.. - View image in PDF
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