ON the 10th October last at an early hour the inhabitants of Brighton were aroused from their beds by the report of an approach- vious to the life-boats reaching the wreck, several rockets with lines attached had been fired under the...
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ANGLESEY AND CARNARVON- SHIRE.
Colwyn Bay.
Colwyn Bay had a Life-boat Proces- sion and Carnival on 24th August, when the town was full of visitors. The Life- boat from Llanddulas, drawn by a tractor,...
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 10.53 A.M. on the 20th November, 1938, several small motor boats with angling parties were out to the north of the harbour. The S. by W. wind was increasing and the sea was getting...
The Southwold motor life-boat towing in Wild Duck II on 22nd September. (See page 372.;. - View image in PDF
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Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose... - View image in PDF
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Arranmore, August 30, 1986: This station, off the north west coast of Ireland, can accurately be described as one of the outposts of the RNLI. The picturesque island is now linked to the mainland by a regular ferry service and so it was... - View image in PDF
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Nine businessmen, all friends and members of South Caernarfon Yacht Club (and fondly known locally as 'The fat boys'), decided to have a bash in aid of the RNL1 at the end of the 1999 sailing season. A dinner dance with auctions,... - View image in PDF
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When Major-General and Mrs Farrant visited South Wales at the end of November, Mrs Farrant presented a ship''s bell to Coxswain Edward Powell and the crew of the Barry 52' lifeboat Arun. It was to commemorate the first visit she... - View image in PDF
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The Launching of the Hastings Life-Boat Fairlight. - View image in PDF
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