LAST spring, when the Motor Life-boat Princess Mary was sent to Padstow, the larger of the two Pulling and Sailing Life-boats at that station, and the Steam Tug, Helen Peele, were withdrawn from service, while the smaller Life-boat will,...
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On the night of the 18th February the ship Golden Age, of Liverpool, 1,062 tons burthen, stranded on the " Roar Bank," off Littlestone, the wind blowing a fresh gale from the east.
At daylight on the 19th she was...
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 5.12 P.M. on the 4th August, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small open sailing boat, about a mile and a half from the lookout, was making very heavy weather.
The crew were bailing and she...
ON 22nd March last, two dogs were rescued from drowning by the Coxswain of the Hoylake Life-boat and a Coast- guard Officer. The dogs were a spaniel and a terrier. They had run on to a sandbank and remained there until cut off by the tide....
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APRIL 7TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE.
At 10.37 A.M. , the coastguard reported that a coble was in difficulties off Ulrome, eight miles south of Bridlington, and that she had put up a sail which had been blown away. The...
St JAMES'S PALACE S.W There is not a country with a seaboard whose vessels and seafarers have not, at some time during the past century, been rescued from shipwreck by the British Life-Boat Service I would appeal to all, to...
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'During his years as President of the R.N.L.I., the Prince of Wales named three life-boats, the first being at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.'. - View image in PDF
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OTHER LIFE-BOAT LAUNCHES In addition to the services by life-boats which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 195 and 198 the following launches on service were made during the months December, 1969, January and...
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The operational opening of the Trevose Head, Padstow, lifeboat station took place on 23rd October, 1967, when the new lifeboat James and Catherine Mac- Farlane was launched down the 240-foot long slipway. On the left is the new... - View image in PDF
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