Injured yachtsman saved from certain deathD A mayday call from an injured sailor who had lost control of a yacht was relayed to Falmouth Coastguard on 29 October 2003.
The Royal Navy (RN) search and rescue helicopter from...
LXXI. APPLEDORE No. 1.— Temporary Boat, 31 feet by 7J feet, 10 oars.
LXXII. APPLEDORE No. 2.— Jane Hannah MacDanald, 34 feet by 7J feet, 10 oars.
JLXXIJI. BRAUNTON.— Robert and Catherine, 34 feet by 8...
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Brierly Hill and Kingwinford branch organised a sponsored knit at the home of branch chairman Mike Rogers and his wife Ann.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr. P. B. PEMBEBTON, of New York, who was saved from the wreck of the Mohegan, recently Beat a present of 501. to the crew of the Porthonstock Life-boat, St. Keverne, Cornwall. la thanking him, the crew forwarded their photographs and a...
Category: Correspondence
June Launches 67. Lives rescued 178.
JUNE 2ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. The life-boat helped in bringing wounded men ashore from a vessel.
For details see “ Evacuation of Men of the British Expeditionary Force...
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FOR SPECIAL TKUST PURPOSES.
£ s. d.
Atherstone, J. G., Esq., Montrose (balance) 487 6 2 Chapman, Mrs. M. A., Cathcart Road, S.W 1100 4 4 Dudley, J. W., Esq., Woodforrt . 700 - -...
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THIS gentleman, who had been for nearly twenty years the much-respected Chairman of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, died at Bournemouth on the 18th Nov., after a lingering illness, extending over two years. He was in the 74th year of Ms...
Category: Obituaries
Kinghorn, April 5, 1986: Dr R. M. L. Weir (1), honorary secretary and Mr Steve West, representing the Co-op in Scotland, shake hands in front of the station's new 17ft 6in in C class inflatable lifeboat on the day of her official... - View image in PDF
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RAMSGATE.—On the 2nd January, 1894, a message by telephone was received requesting that the Life-boat and tug might be sent to a vessel in danger. The steamtug Aid, with, the Life-boat Bradford in tow, left the harbour at 10.30 P.M. and...
A jumble sale with unusual features was organised by Lady Templetown for the Kirkcudbright branch. The older clothes given for the sale were sold in the usual manner, but a number of Lady Templetown's young friends acted as models to...
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