Valentia, Co. Kerry—On the 24th of March, 1950, the Commissioners of the Irish Lights asked the life-boat to relieve the Skelligs Rocks and Inish- tearaght Rocks Lighthouses as, by arrangement with the Commissioners, she had been made...
'One of the Dutch boats described was a fast rescue launch built at the yards of Messrs. Vosper Thorneycroft in England, with a speed of 28 knots' (for more details see page 170).. - View image in PDF
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THE recently published Annual Report of the Scottish Fishery Board is full of interesting and useful information on this very important part of the national industries and food supplies.
This Board, as at present...
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The paddle steamer Whippingham, of South- ampton, while on a pleasure trip from Ryde to Bournemouth on the afternoon of the 5th September, was in difficulties through a defect in the paddle wheels and began to leak, when about six miles...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and St.
Helier, Jersey.—31st July. The air liner Cloud of lona had been reported .overdue, and the motor life-boat Queen Victoria put out and searched all night without success. Shortly after noon...
IT would appear from a Yellow Book published in March last by order of the Inspector-General of Customs at Pekin that no Life-boats or life-saving stations are established along the coast of China excepting those in the district of Canton,...
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Left to right: Lieut.-Comrnander P. E. Vauz, D .C., R.N., Sergeant F. J. Tobin and Superintendent E. McQuillan.. - View image in PDF
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A trawler entering Aberdeen Harbour on 29th January, 1937. - View image in PDF
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