Islay, Inner Hebrides - At n.io a.m. on 30th August, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that there was a sick boy on the isle of Colonsay. The life-boat Francis W. Wptherspoon of Paisley slipped her moorings at 11.35 in a fresh...
As showing what can be done by systematic and personal appeals on behalf of the Life-boat Service to the captains and crews of ships, we should like to call attention to the most successful work at Tynemouth of Mr.
Godfrey...
Category: Donations
During a strong southerly wind and heavy rain, on the 14th De- cember, signal guns were heard from the lightship in the Prince's Channel. The Quiver No. 1 life-boat, stationed at Margate, was launched, and proceeded across the Margate...
Left to right: Senator the Rt. Hon. Andrew Jameson (Chairman, City of Dublin Branch), Her Excellency Mrs. James McNeill, Major Arthur Whcwell (Chairman, Special Effort Committee), Mr. R. Noel Guinness (Honorary Secretary), Mr. B. J. Newcambe... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Left: Officers and cadets of the Redhill Girls' Nautical Training Corps pictured in Merstham collecting for the R.N.L.I. flag day in March. Pictured (from left to right) are: Mrs. 'Bubbles' Gellett (third officer), Cadets Carol... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr G. Jarvis of Goring-by-Sea went with his wife to look for the Grace Darling oak. He sent this photograph saying, 'the tree is near the embankment, by the new Peace Pagoda'.. - View image in PDF
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Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At n a.m. on igth April, 1967, news was received that the motor yacht Pandora had broken down about 14 miles south east of Port St. Mary and the freighter Caxton was standing by. The life-boat R. A. Colby Cubbin...
SHORELINE HAS NOW COMPLETED one of the most exciting periods in its history, for late last summer the first lifeboat to be funded by Shoreline members made her delivery trip to her station, Blyth, on the north-east coast of England, and on...
Category: Inaugurations
KILDONAN, ISLE or ARRAN.—The barque Falco, of Stockholm, was observed to go ashore in a dangerous position on the Carline rocks during a N.W. gale and a heavy sea, with snow showers, on the 7th December. The Life-boat Emily Dewar was...
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th of September, 1960, a message was received that a small yacht with two people on board had been seen drifting ashore on Traigh Sands eight miles from Mallaig....