The Hayling Island Atlantic 21. - View image in PDF
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Tins service is, as our readers are aware, a State service, and is the only one entirely managed, administered and sup- ported by the State, except the Danish Life-boat Service. In January, 191#f an...
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Swept into sea AN ANGLER SWEPT into the sea north of Filey Brigg was reported to the deputy launching authority of Filey lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1222 on Sunday September 25, 1983. Nine minutes later the station's D class...
There are 24 lifeboat stations around the coast of Ireland. Provisional figures for 1986 show that their 26 lifeboats (Dun Laoghaire and Howth have both D class and fast afloat lifeboats) launched 181 times rescuing 98 lives. The RNLI's...
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The turning of the tide Three men were enjoying a day's angling at Aberporth when they were caught out by the biggest tide of the year. Within moments the trio were stranded on rocks, 100m from the shore ^^Despite the bad weather, many...
Thursday, 9th July, 1914.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair. Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Read the minutes of the Building, Finance and Correspondence,...
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IN the early hours of the 8th of December, 1959, the Broughty Ferry life-boat Mona was launched on receipt of a message that the North Carr lightvessel had broken adrift. Some time between 5.15 and 6.00 in the morning the life- boat capsized...
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Windsurfer saved in broken seas and 8ft surf A service carried out by Bridlington's D class inflatable lifeboat in very heavy seas has earned the helmsman, Andrew Brompton, a framed letter of thanks from the chairman of the RNLI, and...
Two saved from yacht AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY. JULY 19, 1987 two members of Arranmore lifeboat crew were alerted by the sound of her distress siren to the plight of the yacht Achill Beg. which had broken from her moorings and was being swept...
below: 8 May 2007. - View image in PDF
the Antony Gormley sculpture on waterloo bridge lends a helping hand with collections. - View image in PDF
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