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New Name, Same Aim for Retired Watson
City of Bristol lies in the docks of her namesake city after her journey from Poole by low-loader. She will spend two years promoting water safety and raising funds for the RNLI.. - View image in PDF
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Carillion of Wight
Thick fog THE WATCHMAN at St Aldhelm's Head Coastguard heard sounds of a vessel striking the rocks below his lookout in thick fog at 2145 on Thursday July 13.
Without delay he alerted the Coastguard Cliff Rescue Company...
Lamorna
Padstow: On the morning of January 26 the local fishing vessel Lamorna ran into difficulties when a rope got wrapped round her propeller about three quarters of a mile off Newquay Head.
She put out an anchor to await help...
(Above) Margate's New 37 Ft 6in Rother Lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No 38) on the Day of Her Naming
(Above) Margate's new 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. - View image in PDF
38) on the day of her naming.. - View image in PDF
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November 24, 1934
November 24, 1934: an oak tree from Northumberland is planted in Battersea Park, London, in memory of Grace Darling. [The editor would be interested to know if the tree still thrives in 1985.1. - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat Quiz Answers (From Page 18)
Lifeboat quiz answers (from page 18) 1—(a) Aith, Shetlands;(b) Lowestoft, Suffolk; (c) St Helier, Jersey; and (d) Valentia, Co. Kerry.
2—The first lifeboat designed to work under sail was the Frances Ann, built at Lowestoft...
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Jayne Edmunds, Aged 11, Was Presented With the First Churchill Award for Bravery at Sea During the London Boat Show.
Jayne Edmunds, aged 11, was presented with the first Churchill award for bravery at Sea during the London Boat Show. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of the Daily Express.. - View image in PDF
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Below: the Crew Prepare for the Opening
Below: The crew prepare for the opening. - View image in PDF
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Mrs Joyce Giddins Aged 62 of Eastbourne Standing By the Lifeboat Bearing the Name of a Surgeon Who Saved Her Life 40 Years Ago When She Was Seriously Ill She S U B S
Mrs. Joyce Giddins, aged 62, of Eastbourne, standing by the lifeboat bearing the name of a surgeon who saved her life 40 years ago when she was seriously ill. She s u b s e q u e n t l y raised £11,000 from jumble sales and competitions... - View image in PDF
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