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Stromness, Orkney.—At about 6.50 P.M.
on the 23rd March, 1938, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a trawler was ashore on Viera Skerry, south of Rousay, in a bad position, and was leaking. A strong S.W. breeze was...
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Whitehills, Banfishire.—4th December.
At 7.10 A.M. the coastguard reported that a distress flare had been seen about three miles N.W. of East Head. A strong north-westerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The...
Dusty Miller
Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 1.53 P.M.
on the 23rd November, 1938, the coastguard reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress about two and a half miles E.S.E. of Skegness Pier. A whole S.W. gale was blowing, with...
Two Canoes
RESCUES FROM CAPSIZED CANOES Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 2.40 on the afternoon of the 16th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two canoes, with two men in each, had overturned off Amroth...
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Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 31 July, 1988, show that so far this year.
The RNLI's lifeboats have been launched 1,690 times (an average of more than eight launches a day) More than 500 lives have been...
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Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 8 February 1993 show that during 1992: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 5,439 times (an average of more than 14 launches a day) 1,371 lives have been saved (an average of more than 3 each...
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Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 54 Number 535 Chairman: SIR MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: JON JONES Advertisement Manager: JOHN FARNHILL...
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Elena R
NOV. 22ND. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 11.25 P.M. a message was received from the Wyke Regis coastguard that a vessel had been sunk by enemy action near the Shambles Light-vessel. A strong S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea...