January 1999 Robert Henry 'Bob' Bucket! Vice President of the Back of the Wight branch. Bob was a founder member of the branch in 1972, serving as its first chairman until he became Vice President in 1984, a position he held up until... - View image in PDF
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Moelfre lifeboat Robert and Violet. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Robert Cross, who had the remarkable distinction of twice winning the gold medal for gallantry, died at the age of 88 on I4th June, 1964. He was former coxswain of the Humber life-boat.
He joined the life-boat crew...
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Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber has been awarded the George medal by the King for the rescue of the crew of the Grimsby trawler "Gurth" on 12th. February 1940. The Institution awarded him its gold medal for the same service....
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May 1997 Robert 'Bobby' Brunton DSM, former Tynemouth lifeboat coxswain. Robert joined the Tynemouth lifeboat in 1948 progressing from signaller to second coxswain and becoming coxswain in 1962, a position which he held until his...
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NEW BRIGHTON.—The coast-guard on duty having reported a signal of distress in the Crosby Channel at 10 P.M. on the 25th February, the steam Life-boat Queen proceeded in the direction indicated and found the schooner Robert and Elizabeth, of...
On the afternoon of the 17th June a motorist reported that a small yacht with several persons on board was aground on the rocks south of Wicklow Head. A moderate S.S.W.
breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor...
DECEMBER 2lST. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
The fishing coble Robert and Jane, of Newbiggin, with a crew of three, was the only coble to put out on this day, and as the sea rose, with a strong south-south-east wind, anxiety...
JANUARY 15TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. At 11.35 at night the Ballycotton look-out post reported a large flare seen three miles south-east of Ballycotton Lighthouse.
A fresh north-east wind was blowing,...
The fishing coble Robert and Mary had gone off fishing early in the morning of the 23rd March, and when returning at 8.30 A.M.
it was seen that her passage over the bar would be attended with consider- able peril for...