Launches 96. Lives rescued 231.
OCTOBER 2ND. - FRASERBURGH. ABERDEENSHIRE The life-boat was launched twice to the help of the steam trawler Northward, from which she had previously rescued the crew of ten. For details see...
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Appledore, and Clovelly, Devon.—-Dur- ing the afternoon of the 7th August, 1937, signals were seen coming from a small motor yacht oft Westward Ho, A moderate N.N. W. breeze was blowing, with a smooth to...
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Selsey: Coxswain Michael J. Grant (r.), awarded the silver medal for the service to the Panamanian cargo vessel Cape Coast on January 10 and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the service to the fishing vessel New Venture... - View image in PDF
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Naming ceremoniesAlec and Christina Dykes atTorbay More than 350 guests attended the ceremony for Devon's first Severn class lifeboat. The lifeboat was received on behalf of the RNLI by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD and named by Torbay...
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Committee members of Warwick Ladies' Lifeboat Guild with, from left to right: Richard Mann (kneeling) regional organiser for Central England; the Lady Mayor of Warwick, Cllr Bridget Savory; Jean Terry, chairman for the appeal; and Bill... - View image in PDF
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DECEMBER No. 2 Life-boat Area Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At 1.30 p.m. on 19th December, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary sec- retary that a catamaran was showing distress signals about eight miles south of Chickens Rock...
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Overbearing presence? Ed MacFarland (I), general manager of Marathon Oil operations office in Aberdeen presents a cheque for $10,000 to John Geddes, chairman of Peterhead branch, in the company of a reasonably benevolent looking witness. The... - View image in PDF
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Jan. 3.—Fire men put off in a boat at great risk arid rescued eight men whose boa|, had been driven away from Island Crone, Co. Don- egal, by a sudden gale of wind from the S.W., on the 2nd January, leaving them on the island —which is...
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Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...