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Fraserburgh, Aberdeensbire. — Later on the same day, 5th October, 1939, information was received that the small fishing boats of Fraserburgh, Violet, Promote II, Boy George, Union, and Victory, had put out at 2.30 P.M. but had not returned...

PAKEFIELD.—The Life-boat Two Sis- ters, Mary and Hannah, was launched at 1.30 A.M. on the 9th Jan. last, and pro- ceeded to the assistance of the brigantine Kelpie, of South Shields, bound from Hartlepool for Lowestoft with a cargo of coal,...

THE worst disaster which has fallen on the Life-boat Service for many years occurred on 15th November. It fell with crushing weight on the gallant Life-boat Crew of the little village of Rye Harbour, sweeping away practically the whole adult...

DURING the last days of 1917 the Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-Naze Life-boats performed two splendid ser- vices, well worthy of the traditions of the Royal National Life-Boat Institu- tion, and resulting in the rescue of no less than 115...

Deep water 'rocks' sink yacht Donaghadee Ireland Division Donaghadee's Arun class lifeboat City of Belfast was called to an unusual incident on 2 July 1988 when a Mayday call was heard from a sinking yacht at...

THE Duchess of Northumberland, C.B.E., a vice-patron of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and president of the Alnwick Guild, named a new motor life-boat at North Sunderland on 5th September. The boat is of the 35 feet 6 inches light Liverpool...

IN 1950, for the second year, the famous gardens of Sheffield Park, Sussex, were opened to the public on behalf of the Life-boat Service, by the kindness of their owners, Captain and Mrs. A. Gran- ville Soames. They were open for seven...