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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.—Very heavy '.
seas accompanied a whole S.W. gale on the 15th March, and soon after daylight signals were observed from two vessels in the roads. The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was...
Category: Services
A Noted Badge
DURING a recent visit to Scotland Yard to discuss future flag-day arrangements with the police, the district organising secretary for Greater London asked the inspector what he thought of the Institution's emblem, as there had been...
Category: Articles
A Motor Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down. — At 12.10, on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1950, the Bangor coastguard reported that a motor boat was adrift in Donaghadee Sound. Twenty min- utes later the life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly was launched, in...
A Cabin Cruiser
Arbroath, Angus - At 10.40 a.m.
on 13th August, 1967, the motor mechanic was informed that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties near Fairway buoy at the mouth of the Tay. A yacht in the vicinity had been unable to tow the...
Provider A, Success, Lead Us and Pilot Me
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 14th of November, 1956, the skipper of the fishing boat Provider A reported that there were heavy seas on the harbour bar and that his own vessel had had great difficulty in reaching the...
Fishing Cobles (2)
At 7 A.M. on the 4th March the fishing cobles put to sea in a S.E. wind with a nasty sea.
Two hours later the weather became worse, the wind increasing to a gale, and it was decided to launch the Life- boat Hollon the Third...
A Children's Exhibition
A LONDON clergyman has sent seven shillings and sixpence to the St. Ives branch and writes : " Behind the gift is rather an inter- esting story. Three children, Vera Harris (aged 11), Pam Harris (aged 6), sisters, and Alan Gibson, their...
Category: Donations
A Dinghy (6)
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 1.6 on the afternoon of the 14th August, 1961, the honorary secretary learnt that a dinghy had capsized a mile and a half south- east of Donabate. At 1.17 the life- boat R.P.L. slipped her moorings at high water....