1967 month January February March April May June July August September October November December Number of times life-boats called out on service 65 49 85 66 69 117 144 154 122 113 60 59 1,103 Lives saved by life-boats 25 25 67 23 67 98 67...
Category: Services
THE night was dark and stormy, The sea rolled mountains high, When our coxswain came in haste, And thus did breathless cry : Make haste and launch the Life-boat, A vessel's on the rocks; Be quick and get all ready; Now overhaul these...
Category: Poetry
THE following is the Coxswain's report of the important services rendered on the night of 3rd Dec. last, by the Ramsgate life-boat, to the passengers of the emigrant ship Fusilier, of London; and to the crew of the ship Denierara, of...
Category: Services
'THE Year of the Lifeboat', as 1974 is to be known, will be an occasion for everyone connected with the lifeboat service to feel both pride and humility.
A record of 150 years of voluntary service, as a result of...
Category: Articles
Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.
The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION, INSCRIBED ON VELLUM, has been awarded to the following :— Mr. J. LEWIS, on his retirement, after 31J years as honorary secretary of the Holy- head branch....
Category: Awards
A Record of Services to over Sixty Vessels.A Record of Services WE continue the list of effective services sercarried out by Life-boats during 1926 — services where lives have been rescued or help given — with the names of vessels and the...
Category: Donations
During a whole N.N.E. gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, on the afternoon of the 28th October, an object, which looked like a boat, was seen and kept under observation by the Coxswain. Later it was reported that the local motor fishing...
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Lost rudder A COBLE NEEDING HELP, with three men on board, was reported to the deputy launching authority of Seaham lifeboat station by Tees Coastguard at 0955 on Sunday November 26, 1978.
The message had been relayed from...
HRH the Duke of Kent receives a commemorative plate during his visit to Harwich. Also pictured (I to r): Mr H. Bell, branch chairman, Mr K. Brand, longest serving crew member, Capl. R.
Shaw, honorary secretary and Rear... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs