Two calls in gale NEWHAVEN LIFEBOAT, the 47' Watson Kathleen Mary, was called out twice on Thursday, November 4, 1976. During the early evening HM Coastguard had been watching a yacht coming from the west, close inshore. As she turned in...
At 9.40 P.M. on the 13th November a telephone message was received from the Coastguard that the s.s. Pitwines was aground, about three quarters of a mile W. of Bar Buoy. The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Harmar was launched and found the...
The new Plymouth boat (below), like those of Whitby and Jersey, is is a 44' Waveney. - View image in PDF
Photograph by courtesy of Western Morning News.. - View image in PDF
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Vessels Lives Number Lives which Lives Rescued of Rescued Life-boats Rescued by 1945 Life-boat by Saved or by Auxiliary Launches Life-boats Helped Shore-boats Rescueto Save boats January . . 63 100 6 4 - February . . 53 22 6 5 - March . . 43...
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Norden Primary School raised £250 for the RNL1 by collecting newspapers and organising fairs and competitions.
Philip Shepherd handed over the cheque to Brian Stevenson, ADOS North West, with Mrs... - View image in PDF
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KETCH SNATCHED FROM GOODWINS WHEN a yacht was seen burning flares in the vicinity of the South Goodwin \ightvessel at 4.6 a.m. on 24th May, 1972, the Walmer, Kent, life-boat was launched 14 minutes later.
The life-boat...
IN THE PAST tWO JSSUCS of THE LIFEBOAT I have asked members of my staff to give you an insight into their work within the department and I think you will agree that this has caused a fair amount of interest. So in this issue I would like to...
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The Montrose No. 1 Life-boat Augustawas launched at 2 P.M. on the 19th March, during an E. wind and a sea which was breaking heavily on the bar, so as to be in readiness to render assistance to two small fishing boats, of Ferryden, which had...
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: October 26 and 27 D class inflatable: October 10 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic21: August 19 (twice). 21. 22.
25, 27, 28 (twice) and 30 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlanlic21: August 1.4.9,29.31...
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