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30-mile tow to safety for yacht adrift among rigs The rescue of two people from a yacht kept Cromer's Tyne class lifeboat at sea for 12 hours in winds of up to Force 9 on 28 September 1988. More than nine hours were spent towing the...
An Inflatable Air Ded
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. At 2.30 p.m. on 25th May, 1964, the police told the honorary secretary that a man on an inflatable air bed had drifted away from Clarach beach and was now a mile offshore. At 2.45 inshore rescue boat...
Life-Boat Museum at Whitby
A LIFE-BOAT museum was formally opened at Whitby on the 26th of July, 1958, by Lady Georgiana Starkey, daughter of Earl Howe, Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Institution. Whitby was the last station at which a pulling...
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One of the Prizes of a Grand Draw Organised By Bridgnorth Branch
One of the prizes of a grand draw organised by Bridgnorth branch was this delightful decanter entitled May Day being shown by its designer and donor, John Smith, to Councillor Michael Ridley, Mayor of Bridgnorth. The Mayor drew the winning... - View image in PDF
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An Aeroplane (143)
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - DUNMORE EAST, CO. WATERFORD. An aeroplane was heard to crash into the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
An Admiralty Yacht
JUNE 18TH. - DUNGENESS. KENT. An Admiralty yacht’s engine had broken down, but her crew were able to repair it. - Rewards, £10 17s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (49)
MAY 27TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK.
An aeroplane was reported to have crashed, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 12s..
An Admiralty Trawler
DEC. 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. An Admiralty trawler had been mined, but nothing could be found although a trawler picked up one survivor. - Rewards, £10 0S. 6d.gre.
An Aeroplane (18)
JUNE 15TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had fallen into the sea and man was seen to bale out, but a trawler picked him up. - Rewards, £2 5s..
An Aeroplane (3)
FEBRUARY 3RD. - ALDEBURGH , SUFFOLK. An aeroplane had been reported down off Aldeburgh, but it was found to be much further north and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £43 11s.