Bridlington lifeboat, the 37' Oakley William Henry and Mary King veers down on her anchor in an attempt to help FV Hannah Louisa stranded in gale force south-easterly winds and very rough seas on March 13. The fishing vessel's crew... - View image in PDF
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April Dr Robert Rees Prytherch, a lifelong supporter of the RNLI who had been honorary medical adviser at Criccieth since 1956 and chairman of the station branch for many years. He was awarded the silver badge in 1966..
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The s.s. Loch Lomond, of Dundee, whilst bound from the Tyne to Marseilles with a cargo of 3,600 tons of coal, stranded on the North Holm Sand on the 8th November.
A strong westerly breeze was blowing at the time, with a...
THE weekend of 15th/16th August, 1970, was the busiest the life-boat service has known in its entire history. Winds of force 10 or more were blowing, and there was a spate of activity by both life-boats and inshore rescue boats, par-...
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Services by the Life-boats of the Institution, by Shore-boats and by Auxiliary Rescue boats during 1945 During the year life-boats were launched 497 times. Of these launches 118 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by...
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Presentation of token cheque for £40,000, at end of fiveyear international sponsored swim project: (I to r) Harold Hassall, secretary ASA: Paul Lucas, special projects manager, Cadburys, sponsors, ASA club championships; Stephen Poulter... - View image in PDF
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On the 3rd De- cember, the brig Clarinda, of Sunderland, was seen drifting along the coast to the north- ward of Sutton. A very heavy gale of wind was blowing, and the vessel appeared in a very distressed condition, with her. main- mast gone...
Mr. George Mason of the Cross Keys Hotel, Llandudno, filled his bar counters with daffodils on St. David's Day and asked all those who took one to make a contribution in the life-boat collecting box.
* * * * The girls...
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On I3th December, 1963, the Caister life-boat rescued seven of the crew of the trawler Loch Lorgan. A full account of this service, for which special awards were made to the coxswain and assistant motor mechanic, appears on page...
An effective but less elegant self-righting method. Inflating an air-bag, seen here on a 52ft Barnett, moves the centre of buoyancy to right the boat, but its bulk is less than convenient if left inflated.. - View image in PDF
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