FINNISH STEAMER Dunbar, East Lothian. At noon on 27th May, 1964, a fisherman reported that a vessel had run ashore about three miles north of Dunbar. Twelve minutes later the life-boat Margaret put to sea.
There was a light...
By Captain ANTHONY S. THOMSON, C.B., Elder Brother of Trinity House, Commander E.N.R.
Reprinted from the " Journal of tJie Royal United Service Institution," by permission.
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Boarding boat rescue from saltings REQUESTING THE LAUNCHING of Calshot lifeboat at 2207 on Thursday, January 29, HM Coastguard told the honorary secretary that at 2054 a red flare had been reported in Ashlett Creek and. in view of the very...
A Tale of the Life-Boat Service. - View image in PDF
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Lieutenant-Commander J A Douglas MBE RN Chief Inspector Of HM Coastguard Receiving From The Duke Of Kent President Of The RNLI The Institution's Gold. - View image in PDF
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RHOSCOLYN, ANGLESEY.—A very thick fog prevailed here on the night of the 15th June, and at about 5.30 on the following morning the coxswain of the Life-boat, who had been watching during the night, heard voices close to the signal and...
Brighton's Atlantic 21 lifeboat on exercise in heavy seas. The photograph was taken by Alan Young, helmsman of the lifeboat for the service described below.. - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 24TH. - WALMER, KENT. A message from the S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco, was received through the coastguard.
It said that she would be anchoring in The Downs at two o’clock that afternoon and had asked...
Southend'on-Sea, Essex. — On 15th February, 1938, the signal station at the pierhead reported that a barge was in distress off Grain Spit and the motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) was launched at 12.5 P.M. A whole...
On the 7th December the schooner Samuel and Ann, of Great Yarmouth, went on the Horsey Bank while it was blowing a fresh gale from E.N.E., the night being intensely dark at the time. The Palling No. 1 Life- boat Parsee was launched with...