THE unfortunate accident which occurred to the Calais mail-packet Prince Frederick William, in February last, will be fresh in the memory of many of our readers, when the upsetting of one of the Calais life-boats, which had proceeded to the...
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ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM SLAYTER • I would like to amplify the very brief obituary which appeared in the July issue of THE LIFE-BOAT (page 124). Bill Slayter, who had a very distinguished career in the Navy in both world wars, was a most...
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Whitstable: On Saturday July 9 a new Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat was handed over by Mr and Mrs Todd of the British Sub Aqua Club to Raymond Baxter, a member of the Committee of Management, who, in turn, handed her over to... - View image in PDF
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The Jonrney of the St. Ives Motor Life-boat to her Station.
By LIEUT.-COMMANDER H. L. WHEELER, R.N., Southern District Inspector.
WE left Cowes for St. Ives, Cornwall, at noon on the 18th March. On board...
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Swanage, Dorset. At 6.10 on the evening of the 18th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police had reported a man in difficulties on the cliffs at Ballard Down. A cliff rescue team had been sent to the...
On Station The following lifeboats have taken up station and relief fleet duties: ALL-WEATHER Ramsey - Mersey 12-14 (ON 1171) Ann and James Ritchie on 12 July 1991.
North Sunderland - Mersey 12-16 (ON 1173) Grace Darling on...
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When fun-loving Judith Lunan suddenly passed away, it was a huge shock to her family. Then they discovered her favourite charity
‘I know Mum would be so pleased that we are doing something positive in her name,’ says Sarah...
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Cromer, Norfolk. On 28th December, 1965, the No. i life-boat Henry Blogg was launched to search for survivors from the oil rig Sea Gem. A full account of this service appears on page 63..
Thursday, Feb. 3,1853. Capt. STEPHENSON ELLERBT in the Chair.
Confirmed minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
The Rev. SHAFTO ORDE reported that...
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By DON PEDRO DE NOVO Y COLSON, General Secretary of the Sociedad Espanola de Salvamento de Naufragos.
THE Society was founded in December, 1880 (under the patronage of H.M. Queen Dona Maria Cristina, its first protecting...
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