WE have received the following letter from the Honorary Secretary of the Acton and Chiswick Branch :— " The Institution often holds up to women the example of those heroic women on the Northumbrian coast who help to launch life-boats,...
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Ballycotton, Co. Cork, and Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—During the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1950, the Helvick Head life-boat, H. F. Bailey, was on passage from Baltimore, expecting to call at Ballycotton. About 4.50, a searchlight...
A remarkable demonstration of service has come to the notice of the R.N.L.I, at Douglas, Isle of Man. The devoted helper, who was physically handicapped, was 15-year old David Kelly who died in November.
It is understood...
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LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY TILL SISTER SHIP ARRIVES Longhope, Orkney. At 8.20 on the morning of the 27th April, 1963, a local resident informed the honorary secretary that a trawler appeared to be drifting in the Pentland Firth a mile and a half...
Near rocks A CREW MEMBER from a small fishing vessel which, on Friday night, August 19, had broken down just south of Longhaven, rowed ashore, managed to scramble up the cliffs and made a 999 call to RHQ Peterhead; it was 2225. His skipper...
Torbay: The crew from the cargo vessel Majorca are put ashore at Brixham. At 0430 on Saturday September 18, 1982, Majorca, 20 miles south east of Straight Point, sent out a may day call; she had a list of 5 degrees and her cargo was shifting...
Sea Rhine founders AT 0423 ON WEDNESDAY February 11, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station that a Mayday call had been received from the coaster Sea Rhine whose cargo had shifted,...
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