At 4 A.M. on the 11th April, during a strong wind from the E.N.E., and a heavy sea, the British Workman Lifeboat was launched to the aid of the brig Betty of Tonsberg, Norway, which had grounded on the Hasborough Bank, and had floated off in...
ABERSOCH.—During the gale of the 7th October, the barque Inveresk, of and for Liverpool from Nova Scotia, was seen running under bare poles direct for the east end of St. Patrick's Causeway. The Life-boat Mabel Louisa proceeded to her...
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THE Institution is anxious to form or develop Branches in the following places the North-West of England, and would be very grateful to any readers of The Lifeboat who could help it to do...
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THE "Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage, in memory of John, 7th Earl of Hardwicke," for the bravest deed of the year has. been awarded to Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer, for the rescue of thirty lives from the Italian...
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Six men were rescued by breeches buoy from the Dutch coaster Jan Brons which ran aground on Ardnamult Head in south-westerly gales on March I I , 1964. Stephen Whittle, then second coxswain, and Assistant Mechanic John Power volunteered to... - View image in PDF
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Torbay's new 16ft boarding boat was launched last November with a bottle of Devon cider by Dudley Stone, a former coxswain of Torbay lifeboat. With Mr Stone were the Mayor of Torbay, Harry Edwards, who is president of the station branch,... - View image in PDF
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A plaque is presented to the head girl of Bvrehall High School by David Jones, RO(NW), as thanks for help given to the Wigan branch during lifeboat day. The senior pupils raised £120 in house-to-house collections.
In... - View image in PDF
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Maldon Little Ship Club's New Year's Day sponsored yacht tender rowing race was won by Brian Watkins (I.) and Malcolm Holland.
Twenty-six boats took part and £.203 was raised for the lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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This photograph, which was sent in by Mrs. Christina Dalwood, of Wareham, Dorset, shows her small daughter Samantha kitted out for heavy weather. Just to the left in the background is the Swanage lifeboat station. But if Samantha thinks that... - View image in PDF
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Newbiggin, Northumberland - At 3.27 p.m. on 2ist August, 1966, news was received that the sailing club rescue launch had broken an engine shaft while towing a dinghy out of difficulty near the Needle's Eye rocks. At 3.39 the life-boat...