WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE On the 21st September, 1942, the Wick life-boat rescued thirty-one people from the steam tug St. Olaves, and the motor vessel Gold Crown.
COXSWAIN NEIL STEWART, jun. was awarded the bronze...
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The Rother James Cable, last of the class to be withdrawn from Aldeburgh in late 1993, shows the differences between this class and the earlier Oakleys.. - View image in PDF
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The Liverpool* were followed at Hoylake in 1974 by a 37ft 6in Rather lifeboat, Mary Gabriel.. - View image in PDF
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Royal National Institution FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
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Following a fantastic reception last year, the RNLI College's Mayday Food Festival returns to Holes Bay in Poole, Dorset on April 30. The foodie festivities kick off a month of fundraising with our pick of local and artisan delights,...
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Eleven rescued ON THE MORNING OF Monday, November 1, 1976, the uss Sellers, a guided missile destroyer, arrived in Jersey waters to pay a courtesy visit. It was originally intended that she should anchor in St Aubin's Bay but as the wind...
Cargo shifted A MAYDAY distress call was received from the small Danish coaster Petit Folmer at 1025 on the morning of Thursday December 8, 1983, reporting that she was taking water, listing and needed assistance; she was 2l/2 miles east of...
Present from Denmark: The Holbek Tambourkorps Band of Flutes and Drums from Denmark paid a visit to the Anstruther lifeboat station during a tour of Fife. Before leaving they played a selection of well known airs and after taking a... - View image in PDF
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On the 1st December, the coxswain of the North Briton life-boat, and 6 other men, with 2 horses, proceeded at midnight along the coast upwards of fcrar miles in the direction of Gramthorpe Haven, and there found a schooner on the sands, and...
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 4.24 a.m. on 16th March, 1969, it was learnt that the motor boat See Wee, with three men on board, on passage from Llandlwyn Island was overdue. The life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, was...