Three rescued in hurricane SILVER MEDAL IN THE EARLY HOURS of Friday, October 16, 1987, hurricane force south-southwesterly winds of force 16-17, gusting at times to more than 100 knots, left a trail of destruction along the south and...
Fifty cyclists are being sought to undertake a once-in-a-lifetime ride to the most northerly lifeboat station at Honningsvag, Northern Norway, during the Arctic Cycle Challenge, taking place between 18-26 July 1998, in aid of the... - View image in PDF
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RNLI Andy Huggelt: 2nd coxswain ana deputy mechanic. Eastbourne lifeboat.
He'll face 30ft waves, force 9 gales and sub-zero temperatures.
All you face is an application form.
Every...
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NOVEMBER 1ST. - KILLYBEGS, CO. DONEGAL. Flares had been reported twelve miles off, but nothing was found.
This was the first service call received at, this recently established station, where the life-boat arrived on 24th...
Awards to Coxswains, Crews and Shore Helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's...
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AT 11.14 on the morning of the 9th of December, 1951, the news came to the Scarborough life-boat station that a ship was sinking twenty-six and a half miles east by north of Scarborough.
She was a Dutch motor vessel of 499...
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On the 3rd De- cember, during a strong gale from S.S.E., and in very thick weather, the steamer Flying Mist brought information from Car- raidale, thirteen miles N.'E. of Campbeltown, N.B., that the barque William Gillies, of Greenock,...
The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...
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The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat is...
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