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An Aeroplane (39)
JULY 1 1TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 6.25 P.M. the coastguard saw a British aeroplane brought down by the enemy off Selsey Bill. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, but there was only a slight sea. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched...
An Anson Aeroplane (1)
AUGUST 25TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
At 10.35 P.M. a message was received from the resident naval officer, Penzance, through the coastguard, that an Anson aeroplane was down three miles N.W. of Portreath. A light S.W. wind...
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the February and March Meetings of the Committee of Management
Reported to the February and March Meetings of the Committee of Management.
PORTRUSH, Co. DOWN.-—About 10.40 A..M on 5th December, 1931, a fishing boat was reported to be in difficulties in the Eastern Bay, and the Motor...
Category: Services
Stories of a Life-Boat Day
ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, has the distinction of the help of many of its ex-mayors and ex-mayoresses on its life-boat day. Last autumn no fewer than six mayors and six mayoresses took part in the appeal. It also had among its collectors two...
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Lifeboat Services
Four saved from MFV among rocks in hurricane-force gustsCoxswain David Chant of the St Davids lifeboat, Dyfed, has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for bravery following the rescue of four fishermen in severe gales on 26...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—At 8.10 A.M. on the 16th June the Coastguard re- ported that a steamer was ashore on the south beach. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Leicester were assembled and the boat launched. As quickly as possible she proceeded to...
Category: Services
Veryan
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—In the afternoon of the 23rd September, 1938. the coastguard reported that the St. Nicholas Light-vessel was firing and flying signals calling for the lifeboat's help. A light S.S...
Past and Present
100 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, February 1889 issue SOUTH NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK LIFE-BOAT MEN The Life-boat crews of this district, extending from Palling to Southwold, both inclusive, are formed on a ! different system from any...
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An Aeroplane (6)
FEBRUARY 24TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. An ex-coxswain, an exsecond coxswain and two farm workers helped to make up the life-boat’s crew. - Rewards, £20...
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