The Maud Smith Bequest Award for the outstanding act of lifesaving during 1983 has been made to Crew Member Arthur Hill of Largs, who was awarded the silver medal for the rescue on July 24 of a young girl trapped in a small airpocket under...
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Keeping history preserved I read the feature on the National lifeboat Collection at Chatham with great interest, unfortunately the collection does not include the 'jewel in the crown', the oldest existing lifeboat in the world - the... - View image in PDF
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SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT NEWHAVEN NOVEMBER 23RD. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. At 8.40 in the evening a message came from the naval officerin- charge at Newhaven, through the coastguard, asking that the life-boat should stand by. The crew were...
Margate, Kent.—6th September. The engine of a pilot boat had broken down and the boat went ashore, but the engine was re-started and the boat got off unaided. The owners made a donation.—Rewards, £12 8s..
Margate, Kent.—24th October, 1939.
An aeroplane had been reported to have come down in the sea, but it was reported later that it was a false alarm.
—Rewards, £18 12s..
DETAILS TO COME On 22nd December, 1964, the life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent stood by the Danish coaster Northzvind. A full account of this service will appear in the June number of THE LIFE-BOAT..
Tynemouth's new Severn class lifeboat Spirit of Northumberland was named by HRH The Duke of Kent at the Royal Quays Marina, North Shields, in May this year.
The lifeboat was funded by the Tynemouth Lifeboat Appeal and... - View image in PDF
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JULY 13TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane was reported as having come down in the sea a few miles out, but though the life-boat searched over a wide area she could find nothing.-Rewards, £6 4s..
Nov. 4TH. - DOVER, KENT. A Greek steamer was reported to be in distress through enemy action and the life-boat put out with a naval officer on board. She was recalled, however, when she had entered the danger area. She had seen nothing of...
MARCH 2 3RD. - DOVER, KENT. An R.A.F. Hawker Hurricane aeroplane had been reported down in the sea about five miles off Dover, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £14 2s. 6d..