Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 10.35 on the morning of the 3rd July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Swedish vessel was drifting ashore about two miles from Glas Island lighthouse and needed immediate help. A...
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Greater London.
BROMLEY AND COVENT GARDEN.— Life-boat Days.
BALING.—Addresses to Groavenor Ward Women's Conservative Association and the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat...
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On the 5th No- vember the schooner Ferona, of Exeter, drove on shore near the entrance of Yar- mouth harbour: the Yarmouth smaller life- boat went to her assistance through a heavy surf, and succeeded in rescuing her crew of 5 men, landing...
HRH The Duke of Kent arrives at Aldeburgh lifeboat station, accompanied by the branch chairman, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Mills and . . .. - View image in PDF
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on 18th Nov., saved 6 men from the schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester..
on 9th Feb., saved 10 men from the brig Roman Empress, of Shields..
Many of the launches of life-boats have been to the help of airmen.
When the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat had been out to the rescue of a Hurricane fighter which had come down in the sea, the pilot's squadron...
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On the 22nd October, during foggy weather, the ship Miahiels Loos, of Antwerp, was stranded abreast of No. 35 Martello Tower. The Solicitors' and Proctors' life-boat Storm Sprite, stationed at Winchelsea, went off and remained by the...
NOVEMBER 22ND. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. In the afternoon the coastguard asked that the life-boat should go to a position one and a half miles S.E. of Tyne Piers, and at 4.58 P.M. the motor lifeboat Westmorland was launched. A light N.W...