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The Dutch Oil Tanker Georgia (2)
AT 8.30, in the evening of 21st November, 1927, the Motor Life-boat at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston was launched in response to a wireless message received from s.s. Trent that help was urgently required to save the lives of the crew of the...
Book Reviews
• Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, was a man of considerable vision who always pursued his ideas relentlessly, though some of his schemes were not realised until after his death. He_ proposed the formation of an international...
Category: Articles
Mozambique Mission
You haven't got a cat's chance in hell of achieving anything in those boats' said one local, smiling knowingly as he looked at the HNLI's collection of D class lifeboats...To add further concern, a boatman with 20 years'...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats
Ballycotton, Co. Cork—At 6.50 A.M. on the 1st January a message was received at the Coast-guard Signal Station from the captain of the s.s. Pinna, of London, to the effect that he was in distress and required immediate...
Category: Services
Aith July 251986:
Aith, July 25,1986: With a population of just 220, Aith played host to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and welcomed more than 600 seated guests and participants for the naming of the community's new Arun class... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Carillion of Wight
Thick fog THE WATCHMAN at St Aldhelm's Head Coastguard heard sounds of a vessel striking the rocks below his lookout in thick fog at 2145 on Thursday July 13.
Without delay he alerted the Coastguard Cliff Rescue Company...
The Life-Boats and the War. The King's Appreciation of the Institution's Work
THE KING'S APPRECIATION OF THE INSTITUTION'S WORK.
In reply to a letter from the Chairman of the Institution, drawing attention to the splendid services rendered by the Life-boats in connexion with the War, and the...
Category: Correspondence
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APRIL 19TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. An angler had fallen into the sea, but only his cap could be found. - Rewards, £4 4s..
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The National Maritime Historical Society
Oil the 125th Anniversary of the most legendary clipper ship of all time...
The National Maritime Historical Society Sponsors THE CUTTY SARK ANNIVERSARY MARITIME HOURGLASS She earned Listing fame .is the greyhound of the...
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