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Gudrun
At 9.40 A.M. on the 17th December a telephonic message was received, stating that distress sig- nals were being made by the South Goodwin Light-ship, and that a Nor- wegian barque was on the Sands. The Life-boat Mary Homer Hoyle was at once...
Centenary of the Institution, 1924. Appeal to Honorary Secretaries
Appeal to Honorary Secretaries.
THE Secretary of the Institution pro- poses, if possible, to compile its history for publication in 1924, and he will be most grateful to all Honorary Secre- taries, especially of Station...
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The S.S. Eilandi
On the 25th February the s.s. Eilandi, of London, while sheltering from a storm behind the south pier, and trying to repair her damaged steering gear, was driven across the harbour mouth and stranded on the Black Midden...
A Boat (1)
Exmouth and Torbay, South Devon.— At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1956, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that the Devon County Constabulary had reported that two children who had gone out from Dawlish in a small boat had...
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Sky Rocket
Comedy dinghy capsize nearly turns to tragedy in Lyme BayAs she watched her father and boyfriend capsizing their Laser dinghy, Sky Rocket, in Lyme Bay on the evening of 27 April 2002, Lisa King was at first amused. But each time it took a...
The S.S. Ardangorm
JANUARY 4TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.
At 3.10 A.M. a message was received that distress signals were being fired from a vessel off Chapel Point, near Mevagissey. A fresh E.S.E. wind was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The weather...
The S.S. Eldon Park
FEBRUARY 7TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. At 1.27 A.M. the coastguard at The Mumbles telephoned that.
a vessel was ashore at Port Eynon and was burning distress signals. A strong S.E.
breeze was blowing...
LIFEBOAT LOTTERY
Reverend David Mumford of Surrey was delighted to scoop the £5,000 first prize in the Spring 2010 Lifeboat Lottery. The model boat enthusiast, who has constructed an entire fleet of 136 miniature craft, said:
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A Ship Annie E Hooper, of Baltimore U.S
On the 20th October the Lytham life-boat again rendered a very important service. The American ship Annie E. Hooper, of Balti- more, U.S., 1,140 tons burden, with a crew of 18 men, and a cargo of wheat, flour, and tobacco, stranded on the...