DECEMBER 27TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported crashed in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Torbay, £27 6s. ; Salcombe, £21 11s. 6d..
AUGUST 15TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea on fire, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £19 4s. 6d..
ANOTHER COLLIER IN DIFFICULTIES Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 11.15 in the morning of February 8th, 1947, the life-boat's honorary secretary saw the S.S. Topaz, of Glasgow, run on to the submerged breakwater. She was a collier, bound,...
Atlantic clear of the water twice in race to man in waterA service by New Brighton's Atlantic 21 on 5 March 1995 to a man in the water has led to the a ward of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum to Helmsman Michael Jones....
East Reading District Scout Council organised 'Operation Sealion', a sponsored paddle against the clock from Bristol to Reading, along the Kennet and Avon Canal. 120 Scouts, in relays, got their 12' aluminium boat along the 90... - View image in PDF
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Mrs. Joyce Giddins, aged 62, of Eastbourne, standing by the lifeboat bearing the name of a surgeon who saved her life 40 years ago when she was seriously ill. She s u b s e q u e n t l y raised £11,000 from jumble sales and competitions... - View image in PDF
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By DON PEDRO DE NOVO Y COLSON, General Secretary of the Sociedad Espanola de Salvamento de Naufragos.
THE Society was founded in December, 1880 (under the patronage of H.M. Queen Dona Maria Cristina, its first protecting...
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INFLATABLE STEPS IN TO TAKE OVER TOW Heavy seas and poor conditions as D class saves three A service by Port Talbot's D class inshore lifeboat in difficult conditions has led to the award of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on...
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Capture an image tike this one of Fishguards Trent by Rick Tomlmson and you should be in with a good chance!. - View image in PDF
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FEBRUARY 10TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM. A British aeroplane had been reported down at sea, but it had, in fact, managed to land in a field. - Rewards, £5 8s. 6d.