SOUTHPORT, LANCASHIRE.—The Life- boat on this station was rapidly becoming unfit for further service, and it has there- fore been replaced by a new 10-oared boat, 34 feet long, and 8J feet wide. The legacy of 5001. bequeathed to the...
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Who are these heros? I thought this photograph (right) might be of interest to readers - it was taken by me when I visited Honfleur, Normandy in June this year. My recognition is not all that good but is she an old Watson lifeboat? There was...
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Steve Wills, Beach Safety Manager, comments: Only a trained eye can see a rip current (experienced surfers actually use them to get out past waves) and normally only from high up, such as a cliff top. As we mentioned in the last issue, it is... - View image in PDF
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During 1975 Dublin branch and ladies' guild achieved the fine result of £24,000. Of this amount £5,874 came from the lifeboat shop run by Mrs Montague Kavanagh and her helpers, and £4,198 was raised in a one-day spring...
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Aberdeen, Grampian Arun ON 1050: September 30 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: August 2, 9 (four times), 11, 20, 27, September I, October 6 (twice), 14 and 21 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: August 5 (three times), 15, 18, 20, September 6 and...
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RNLI stamps • I am associated with the Appledore branch of the RNLI, for which Mr Barrie Smale, of Blacon, Chester, is a keen charity stamp collector. I first learned of the Institution when I read a letter written by Mr Smale about the...
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At 6.10 A.M.
on the 14th February the coxswain heard a boat's siren making the SOS signal. He got in touch with Belhelvie coastguard and was told that a vessel was ashore about half a mile north of the Belhelvie...
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Frederick Palmer, James McDermott, James Leadbetter, Percy Shackson, William Braund, George Lamey.. - View image in PDF
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the award-winning boathouse and slipway at padstow Photo: Dave Nicoll. - View image in PDF
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