BURNHAM, SOMERSET.—Soon after 7 P.M.
on the 7th August, the coxswain of the Life-boat saw that the schooner Brune, of Bridgwater, had stranded near Highbridge Pill, and that the crew had been compelled to take to the...
(Below) Port St Mary's 54ft Arun The Gough Ritchie and Port Erin's 37ft 6in Rather Osman Gabriel, together with Port St Mary's D- class ILB and boarding boat, man ship ready to cheer King Olaf.
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Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.20 on the even- ing of the 16th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned a report from the North Foreland Golf Club that a cabin-cruiser had fired a red Verey light half a mile off North...
Nicholas White, aged 19, an indefatigable fundraiser for the Ivybridge and district branch, is pictured outside No. 10 Downing Street at the end of his latest moneyspinning venture.. - View image in PDF
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Under the bridges of Dublin sailed three students from Trinity College last year. Keith Lee, Paddy Benson and Ciaran McGuckian braved a temperature of only 2 degrees centigrade, a 25 knot wind and flour and egg bombing from fellow students... - View image in PDF
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RescUe OUT In A FLASH When three children were suddenly torn out of their depth by a rip current at a Devon beach, they were in danger of being thrown onto rocks – or worse Rip currents are the main surf hazard for beach goers – they can...
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Macduff's new Atlantic 21 class lifeboat is put through her paces. - View image in PDF
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Littlestone - Atlantic 21 Lady Dart and Long Life II Littlestone's latest Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable, Lady Dart and Long Life II, was named and dedicated at a ceremony at the town's lifeboat station on 6 July...
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Mrs Ann Ritchie, in company with Major-General Ralph Farrant, comes aboard Arun class lifeboat 54-06, The Gough Ritchie, for which she is providing the funds, to be welcomed by the builder, William Osborne (r). The Gough Ritchie, which will... - View image in PDF
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The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall July 11 and August 30.
Llandudno, Gwynedd June 10, 16, July 2, 23, August 3, 4 and 16.
Longhope, Orkney August 13 (twice) and 14.
Lowestoft, Suffolk June 13,... - View image in PDF
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