During a strong S.S.W. gale on the 17th February, the schooner Proba, of Bideford, whilst bound from Charlestown to London with a cargo of china clay stranded on the Brake Sands. Information of the casualty reached North Deal at 9.45 A.M.,...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—-At 10.20 P.M. on the 1st June the coastguard saw a flare at sea about four miles out. The life-boat was off service for survey and a motor boat manned by two men put out and searched. A fresh S.W. wind was blowing,...
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Out with the antiseptic and sticking plasters. GP and RNLI Medical Adviser Dr JJ Green talks about how he caught the marathon bug …
‘It’s a disease,’ Dr JJ Green quips as he prepares for the 2010 Virgin London Marathon....
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(Left) Atlantic 21 scoop on port side of transom: sleeve is lowered and so valve is open. Hydraulics and associated linkage to starboard.. - View image in PDF
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Moelfre, Anglesey. At 1.5 p.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat was in difficulties with her engine broken down, in Red Wharf Bay, and a rowing boat which had put out to help was...
In the nick of time...
A small fishing boat had a narrow squeak on 11 August when she got into difficulties, driving her perilously close to rocks off Buckie. Scotland.
Luckily, when they received the call...
SCARBOROUGH.—On the 12th November, at about 8 A.M., signals of distress were seen to be shown by a schooner at anchor in the Bay during a very strong N. gale.
The Life-boat -Lady Leigh was immediately launched and proceeded...
On the 1st July two men went fishing in a small motor boat, but got into difficulties, and at 9.38 P.M. the Coastguard received information from a civilian—to whom they had previously arranged to signal if necessary—that the boat was in dis-...
AT 9.30 on the evening of the igth January, 1966, the Walton coastguard reported that the motor vessel Mi Amiga, from which Radio Caroline broadcasts were transmitted, appeared to be dragging her anchor. Weather conditions were extremely bad...
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Lifeboat station histories The Story of the Littlehampton lifeboats.
(updated 2nd edition) by Jeff Morris published by the author This volume is an updated second edition of one of a popular series of booklets produced by...
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