About 5 P.M.
on the 20th July a small yawl was observed close to the Goodwin Sands in j a very dangerous position apparently j not under proper control, arid griping \ towards the sand. Within a short time it...
L-R: Staff Coxswain Mike Storey is congratulated by Staff Officer Chris Price on being the first to pass the new tests. - View image in PDF
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FEBRUARY 5TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
At 9.30 P . M . a message was received from the coastguard that a Greek steamer had stranded in a position thought to be south of Bardsey Island. Half an hour later a second...
Coxswains Terry George of Sennen Cove, left, and Neil Brockman of Penlee were both awarded a Bronze Medal as a result of their joint service to the fishing vessel Julian Paul.
They are pictured shortly before receiving... - View image in PDF
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(Above) There were 129 participants, from all over Sussex, in a five-mile sponsored swim in the River Adur at Shoreham last March. It was organised by the Brighton branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club, and the £2,048.30 raised in a... - View image in PDF
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Here at the RNLI we’re sorry to report the death of Trevor Grills, singer with the shanty group Fisherman’s Friends. He died on 11 February, after being injured in an accident at a concert venue that also killed the manager of the group,...
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The need for fully protected propellers and rudders is obvious in this photograph of Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat leaving her slipway. Note the deep skeg just visible on the port side.. - View image in PDF
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On the 23rd February the gale which had been the cause of the wrecks previously noted shifted to the N.E., and increased in fury, setting up a terrible sea in Fishguard Bay. At about an hour after midnight of 22-23rd, signals of distress...
Men of the Lowestoft Crew In The Lord Mayor's Day Procession. - View image in PDF
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Mrs Anne Armstrong, United States Ambassador, was guest of honour at the reception at the Mansion House in the City of London on December I which launched the American! British lifeboat appeal. With her are seen (r. to I.) the Lord Mayor and... - View image in PDF
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