. . . While Brownies of the 13th Durham I below left I and 9th below right) Packs are helping the RNLI hy collecting foreign coins. The Brownies also took part in a poster competition and the three best entries were displayed at a coffee... - View image in PDF
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Carved wood stern ornament from the Indian Chief which was wrecked on the Long Sands on 5th January, 1881, survivors being taken off by the Ramsgate, Kent, life-boat next day. The ornament—it commemorates a famous rescue—is preserved at the... - View image in PDF
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NOV. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, and the life-boat made a thorough search, but could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d..
AUGUST 4TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the airmen were found and picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £8 4s. 6d..
MARCH 31ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the lifeboat was recalled by wireless. - Rewards, £13 11s. 6d.
Salcombe: The crew who were on board the 47ft Watson lifeboat The Baltic Exchange when she was capsized and righted on service on April 10, 1983, with Salcombe branch chairman and honorary secretary: (standing, I to r) Mr W. P. Budgett,... - View image in PDF
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At 12.45 P.M. on the 18th March two of the fishing-cobles belonging to Robin Hood's Bay, named the Emily and Eva and The Three Brothers, which had gone off earlier in the morning to fish, were in danger. Whilst fishing the wind and sea...
The Rotary Club of Shetland presents a cheque for £1,000 towards Lerwick lifeboat appeal. (I. to r.) William Reid, Lerwick honorary treasurer, Coxswain George Leith, W. Moncrieff, Rotary president, Second Coxswain Peter Leith and Magnus... - View image in PDF
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NEWBIGGIN.—At about 5 P.M. on, the 14th October the ss. Northumberland, of Newcastle, ran into the bay for shelter during a very severe storm and very high sea. In reply to signals of distress shown by her the Life-boat William Hop- Teinson...
Moelfre, Anglesey. — In the after- noon of the 21st of June, 1952, a strong wind had suddenly sprung up, and at 1.30 a sailing boat was seen to be drifting towards Dulas Island. The life-boat G.W. was launched at 2.15.
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