My husband and I were on Newgale Beach, Pembrokeshire, on Tuesday 17 July.
We climbed to the top of the shingle bank and saw two surfers in trouble. Along with others, we stood watching the absolutely heroic...
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PAID EXPENSES At 4 p.m. on ist January, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that an unmanned fishing boat had broken away from her moorings and was drifting up the inner Tralee Bay. At the request of her owner, who promised to...
37' Rather class lifeboat Hampshire Rose went on service at Walmer on February 3. On passage to her station she visited Lymington (left), Southampton and Gosport, giving the opportunity for her to be visited by the Earl of Malmesbury,... - View image in PDF
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Launches 26 Lives rescued 25 The War ended on the last minute of the 8th of May
MAY 9TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A dinghy attached to a naval motor launch was seen by the life-boat coxswain to capsize off Fishcombe Point,...
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Two saved in harbour dramaFaced with the choice of a wait offshore for eight hours in gale force conditions or reaching dry Land quickly by a risky harbour entry, which would you choose? Decision time When a crew of two undertook a maiden...
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To WILLIAM SWANKIE, B.E.M., on his retirement after serving for 17f years as coxswain and 8| years as second coxswain of the Arbroath life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To LESLIE C. PENNYCORD...
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At Reigate, Blackie (below, I.) races after coins thrown in the long bar at The Market Hotel and takes them to James Ware for the lifeboat box. Bobbie (r.) delivers papers to handicapped readers and earns Ip per head per day which his owner,... - View image in PDF
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Jan. 6.—Three men put off in a boat and saved a boy who had fallen overboard from a boat off Wexford, Ireland.—Reward, 15s.
Jan. 9.—Four men. put off in a coble and saved the crew of five men from the boat of the steamer...
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Children from the class of Mrs Harrison at Bodmin County Primary Infants' School acted out the Grace Darling story for the rest of the school and, after making a "mile of pennies", they collected over £52 the Grace Darling... - View image in PDF
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To HELP THE RNLI The RNLI needs some £48m to fulfil its commitments during 1992 - and to raise such a huge sum of money from entirely voluntary contributions the Institution looks to a vast number of very varied sources. Flag weeks,...
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