Mr. J. Whitehead and the mermaid figurehead of Amazonian proportions carved for the m.y. Romantica,. - View image in PDF
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An earlier photograph of Eric Seal in Eyemouth illustrates the difficult and narrow entrance to the port.. - View image in PDF
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The late Coxswain Eric Pengilly of Sennen Cove, awarded the silver medal for gallantry for the sen-ice to Union Crystal.. - View image in PDF
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On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dun- dalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at that...
Ramsgate, Kent.—20th April. The motor vessel Hebe, of Rotterdam, had grounded on the Goodwin Sands, but got off when the tide rose.—Rewards, £5 8s..
On the 6th October, during stormy weather, the schooner Victor, of Grimsby, was seen riding at anchor in a dangerous position in Hoy Sound. The Saltaire life-boat was promptly manned and launched, and assisted to bring the schooner and.her...
F k. MMi M Drinking Tea Saves Lives! BOAT TE BOAT] TEA No, this is not a new medical discovery.
But it is true, because every time an 80-tea bag packet of Lifeboat Tea is sold, four pence is contributed to the Royal...
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• Wo matter how experienced and well prepared you are every small-boat sailor knows that problems can still arise seemingly out of the blue. This was some consolation to the RNLI's own Chief of Operations during the Round the Island Race...
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The service of the same Life-boat on the 20th January, is thus reported in The East Anglian Daily Times :— "Those who were on Harwich pier between nine and ten on the morning of the 21st January, will not readily forget the scene...
On the 28th January, at daylight, a boat, with 5 men in it, was seen from Southwold, drifting towards the shore.
There was a verj high surf on the coast, which would have made it impossible for her to land, or for any...