Aberdeen.—At 6.37 in the morning of the 13th of January, 1949, informa- tion was received from the Pilot Station that a vessel was aground to the north of the north pier, Aberdeen Bay, but was not making signals of...
On January 23 Bembridge lifeboat, the 48ft 6in Solent Jack Shayler and the Lees, launched in gale force winds to stand by the coaster Greta C, at anchor off St Catherines with engine failure and awaiting a tug. When the tug arrived, the... - View image in PDF
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BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER FEBRUARY 27TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. About three in the morning the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station on the Humber reported that a mine had exploded in the convoy anchorage north of one of the two gate...
THURSDAY, 11th January, 1912.
Sir JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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Aith, Shetland. — At 12.30 A.M. on Christmas Day, 1937, a doctor telephoned that he had been asked to go tothe outlying island of Foula, as the inhabitants were in the grip of an epidemic of influenza, one person being critically ill, and...
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NEVER probably in the history of our country has public feeling been so moved and sorrow so universally felt and ex- pressed as in the last few days, conse- quent on the almost sudden, and world- wide deplored death of the most beloved of...
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SEPTEMBER 15TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At six in the morning the coastguard reported a drifter ashore on the rocks near St. Combs. A light southeast wind was blowing, but the sea was rough on the beach and there was some fog.
Whether they’re facing the toughest conditions at sea or giving tireless hours to fundraise, RNLI volunteers show enormous dedication to saving lives at sea. We meet five people who left home in search of a new life – and found the...
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