Longhope, Orkneys.—1th July. A steamer had stranded, but motor boats reached her first and landed her passengers.—Rewards, £4 10s..
13th July. A motor boat was wrecked, but her crew of two swam ashore.—Rewards, £14 15s. Qd..
In addition to the services by IRB's which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full elsewhere in THE LIFE-BOAT, the following launches on service were made during the months of April to August, 1965, inclusive: Aberdovey,...
Category: Services
JULY 21ST. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 18s.
JULY 11TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.DONEGAL. A ship’s boat was drifting, but no one was on board. - Rewards, £5 9s. 6d.
Five calls WHEN, ON THE, AFTERNOON of Saturday September 17, 1983, the 35ft MFV Arctic Solatair picked up a floating rope around her propeller and went ashore at Skinningrove, about six miles south of Redcar, Tees Coastguard telelphoned the...
A DEPUTATION from the " Shipwrecked Mariners' Society," consisting of several noblemen and gentlemen, headed by his Grace the DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, President of the Society, had an interview yesterday With the President of the...
Category: Articles
IN The Life-Boat for November, 1918, it was indicated that in due course an effort would be made to furnish some details regarding the war services ren- dered by members of the Institution's staff in the Great War. At that time —the...
Category: Articles
Swanage, Dorset. At forty-five minutes past midnight on 29th July, 1965, a white flashing light was observed half a mile offPeverel Point. At 1.17 a.m.
the life-boat R.L.P. was launched. There was a gale blowing from the...
WE revert to this subject, because we think it very important that it should be under- stood, and because a legal decision has re- cently been given in an important case, which will no doubt hereafter have the authority of a precedent, and...
Category: Articles