A flare for rescue in darknessWalmer lifeboat crew proved they are ready for anything 24/7 when they were paged at 2 o'clock one morning in mid-winter. The lives of two yachtsmen depended on the crew being wide awake and alert throughout...
HOLYHEAD.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and rain, on the evening of the 6th Aug., 1900, the Coxswain of the Life-boat observed a barque dragging her anchors and driving towards the Nimrod rocks. He...
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THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools, has been held this year for the sixteenth time. The number of schools which took part was 2,175, a decrease on last year of 336.
Of this...
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1. No. 1100 R.A.F. Marine Craft Unit—two rescue/target towing launches (can be made available for S. & R.).
2. R.N. Dragonflies from station flight available for S. & R. duty, from 08.00 hours to...
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No invitation had been sent to the Belgian Life-boat Service to attend the International Conference, because recent personal inquiries in Belgium had unfortunately failed to discover the existence of such an organisation, and because no...
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Mike Eacott, licensee of the Crown Hotel, North Scale, Barrow-in-Furness, his barmaid and 12 'regulars', determined to do something special for Barrow lifeboat, took lessons in parachute jumping, then raised £1,800 in... - View image in PDF
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THE Porthdinllaen Motor Life-boat saved the French yacht Rose Marine and her three occupants during a strong N.E. gale with a rough sea on the 15th September, 1927. Out of the salvage money received for their services the Crew have given a...
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Several fishing boats went to sea early on the morning of the 21st February, and by noon all of tibem except the motor fishing boats Fortwnatus and Pilot Me had returned to harbour. Later a moderate N.N.E.
gale sprang up,...
Twenty-six rescued HM COASTGUARD at Shoreham MRSC telephoned the honorary secretary of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat station at 0817 on Monday January 21 asking that the lifeboat be placed on standby; a merchant vessel, the 3,500-ton Greek...
A framed record of thanks was presented to Captain Ian Gibb of P and O ss Canberra by Lt-Cdr Brian Miles (2nd I.), staff officer operations RNLI and himself a former officer of P and O.
Since last September £3,000 has... - View image in PDF
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