AT 7.85 on the evening of the 10th of November, 1955, Mr. J. B. McClean, the son of the caretaker of Murlough House, noticed flares at sea at the entrance to the Dundrum river. He immediately went to the shore and saw a fishing vessel in...
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Lifeboat coffers were boosted by almost £23,000 during Hoylake lifeboat station's open days which were held over the August Bank Holiday.. - View image in PDF
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During the five winter months, from October to February, life-boats were launched 241 times and rescued 314 lives, an average of 63 lives a month..
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Filey, Yorkshire.—The local motor fishing coble Isabella put to sea on the morning of the 28th of November, 1949. The weather was bad and, as it began to worsen, the life-boat The Cuttle was launched at 11.30. A moderate northerly breeze was...
THE Central Committee of the LIFE-BOAT SATURDAY FUND and their officers, as well as the District and Local Life-boat Satur- day Committees throughout the country, are to be heartily congratulated on the success of their efforts during the...
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Patrol vessel holed IN EASTERLY GALES early on Thursday January 31, 1980, fishery patrol vessel Switha, bound for Leith, ran aground on the rocks near Herwit Buoy in the Firth of Forth, a mile south east of Inchkeith Island. She was holed...
FOUR RESCUED FROM CONVERTED SHIP'S BOAT Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 2.54 on the morning of the 13th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a request had been received from the Blyth honorary secretary for the help of...
John Petit joined St Peter Port lifeboat crew in 1952 and was appointed coxswain in 1964; he was awarded the bronze medal in 1963, the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum in 1972, bars to his bronze medal in 1975, 1977 and 1979 and... - View image in PDF
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Above L–r: the awesome foursome on their fundraising travels. Bobby Hanscomb, tobin Duke, Andrew Freemantle and Gerard Wyllys. - View image in PDF
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