Jan. 10.—Voted 11. to two men, with thanks to one of them, for saving the crew of three men from a coastguard boat which was capsized off Shanagau Point, co. Antrim, in a squall on the 8th November.
Also 31. 10s. to seven...
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In the second part of his examination of possible yachting predicaments, reproduced here by kind permission of Yachting Monthly, Des Sleightholme asks Coxswains Dave Kennett of Yarmouth, loW, Griff Jones of Porthdirllaen and Ian Johnson of...
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Lifeboat Services (from page 46) cruiser, carrying a crew of two, on passage from Christchurch to Torquay.
Her position at the time of interception was 7 nautical miles south east by south of the station on a bearing of...
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OVER THE PAST five years, HM Coastguard has been provided with a great deal of very sophisticated VHF radio equipment to cover the International distress and calling frequency and other frequencies in the marine band. This system now covers...
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INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW Three hundred and twenty-one new members enrolled at the Association desk at the International Boat Show. This was an encouraging start for the New Year and it was particularly gratifying to note that over 80 per cent...
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AT twelve minutes to six on the evening of the 23rd of April, 1947, the life-boat station at The Mumbles, Glamorganshire, received a message from the coastguard that Burnham Radio had picked up a call from the British steamship Samtampa,...
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Captain Hans Hansson, Director of the Swedish Lifeboat Service, speaking at the annual meeting. On the right of the picture is the Duchess of Kent.. - View image in PDF
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Correct method of holding an Icarus rocket for firing (the firing lever is shown in its cocked position at the base of the right-hand thumb).. - View image in PDF
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Two of the Southwold ILB team receiving theirawards from the Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., at the annual meeting in London in May. Top: Mr. Patrick Pile and (below) Mr. Martin Helmer.. - View image in PDF
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