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The Unseaworthy Ships' Commission
THE Royal Commission appointed at the instance of Mr. Plimsoll " to inquire into the alleged unseaworthiness of British registered ships," has issued a " pre- liminary" report. The report is signed by all the...
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Walmer.Kent.—On the 6th of August, 1954, two boys walked round the cliff from St. Margaret's to Kingsdown, but were trapped by the tide at Kingsdown. They both tried to swim round the cliff, but one of them got into difficulties. His...
An Aeroplane (25)
JUNE 14TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the men had been rescued by minesweepers and R.A.F. rescue boats. - Rewards, £26 14s. 3d..
A Steamer (25)
APRIL 23RD. - RAMSGATE, WALMER, AND MARGATE, KENT. A steamer had been mined and had sunk off the North Foreland, but her crew were taken off by naval vessels. - Rewards : Ramsgate, £5 3s. ; Walmer £14 12s. 6d. ; Margate, £9 8s...
In Memoriam. Admiral John Ross Ward
BY the death, which took place on the- 23rd June last, of the late Admiral WARD „ in his 77th year, the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION has lost a good friend and a devoted officer. From the time he joined the Committee in February 1852...
Category: Obituaries
Shore Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1881
Jan. 6,1881.—Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, and a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, to Mr. HENRY SMITH, pilot, of Glou- cester, and 11. to his mate, for saving the owner, and two persons on board the yacht Foam, which was in...
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The Mary Stanford Disaster by Geoff Hutchinson published by the author at £2.25 plus 50p post and packing ISBN 095199361 5 First published in 1984 The Mary Stanford Disaster, recounting the events at Rye Harbour in 1928, has been...
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Douglas Bay To-Day. The Life-Boat House, and, Beyond It, the Fort Anne Hotel
Douglas Bay To-Day The Life-Boat House and Beyond It The Fort Anne Hotel. - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Ardgantock
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During a thick fog on the 10th March a vessel in the direction of Whitby Rock was heard blowing for help. A moderate N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a ground swell. The No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat...