IN 1937 the coastguard organization took action in 314 cases in which vessels or aircraft were either observed or reported to be in distress, in difficul- ties, or overdue off the coasts of Great Britain and Northern...
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At Formby, Lancashire. The life-boat horses, obtained from a local contractor, had been requisitioned by the Army, and horses were lent from a military camp in the neighbourhood. - View image in PDF
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Main photo bottom - After the flotilla, the Queen Victoria and her carriage are hitched to a team of Suffolk Punch horses before being paraded along the Quay.. - View image in PDF
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A 24-hour darts marathon was staged last March by the darts team of the Royal William, Camber, in aid of Rye Harbour ILB and Dungeness lifeboat stations. Although only 200 people live in Camber there was no shortage of helpers and in the 24... - View image in PDF
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Engine broken down RED FLARES fired by a vessel about a mile south of Boddin Point, four miles south of the lifeboat station, were reported to the honorary secretary of Montrose by HM Coastguard at 1310 on Tuesday March 28.
All lifeboat stations are equipped with digital waterproof Pentax cameras to help the crew take real-time, high quality images of their lifesaving activities.
RNLI lifeguard units also have access to the cameras. The RNLI... - View image in PDF
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The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, aircompartments, shifting-coamings, and hatches of one of the safety boats, 40 feet in length and 14 feet in breadth.
In figs. 1 and 2, the...
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Hidden among a band of ace fund raisers are Shoreham lifeboat's motor mechanic. Jack Silverson, and Ian Wallington, RO(SE). The children, class 1 (aged 10 and II) of Shoreham Beach First School, have just handed over a cheque for... - View image in PDF
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EFFICIENT means of communication at sea between life-boats and aircraft have been of growing importance in recent years. Particularly vital is the link be- tween life-boats and helicopters, for the number of services in which life- boats and...
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Humber, Yorkshire - At 4.8 a.m.
on 16th February, 1970, the coastguard reported that red flares hadbeen sighted in the Haile Sand Fort area. The life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched at 4.21 in a fresh north westerly...