History in the re-making: in January 1899 Lynmouth lifeboat was hauled up Countisbury Hill, ten miles over Exmoor and down the notorious Porlock Hill through a severe gale so that she could launch from the comparative shelter of Porlock Weir... - View image in PDF
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Yacht saved by shore helpers ILFRACOMBE LIFEBOAT, the 37ft Oakley class Lloyds II, had launched to a yacht in difficulties in an east-north-easterly gale on the night of Friday June 20, 1986. With the help of a local sand dredger Arco Tamar...
Right Crew members draw the winners for the 83rd national lifeboat lottery assisted by Julia Fish, lottery development officer.. - View image in PDF
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Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 10th of Novem- ber, 1954, the Nells Point coastguard telephoned that the sandsucker Bow- star, of Cardiff, was burning a flare one and a half miles west of Steep Holme.
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At about 11 A.M.
on the 19th August information was received that two large ketches had stranded on the N.W. part of the Margate sand. The weather at the time being very unsettled with a strong N.N.W. breeze and choppy...
REGISTER OF SHIPWRECKS ON THE COASTS
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The Launch of the Bridlington Lifeboat On 26th February 1923. - View image in PDF
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Tour takes in six stations His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, the RNLI's president, visited six Essex coast lifeboat stations in July, meeting lifeboat crew members and their families, station officials and members of the...
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St. Helier, Jersey. At 6.55 on the evening of the 24th of September, 1958, the honorary secretary received a message that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties half a mile south of Icho tower. The life-boat Elizabeth Rippon put out at...