A similar course of events took place in Cumbria on 7 February 1996, when St Bees lifeboat was used to bring in food after supplies ran out. Crew members ferried bread, milk (and nappies!) to St.
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Swanage, Dorset.—At 12.40 in the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a small sailing yacht was in difficulties in Dur- leston Bay, and the motor life-boat Thomas Markby, was launched in a strong south-west...
Arbroath, Angus.—On the morning of the 23rd of November, 1953, local fishing boats put to sea, but at 11.30 the coastguard reported that condi- tions at the harbour bar were danger- ous. At 11.45 the life-boat Howard D., on temporary duty at...
The Annual Meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 27th of October, 1948, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the...
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Putting the finishing touch, a thin red line, to one of the ' Year of the Lifeboat' commemorative mugs made by Wedgwood. On show at Earls Court, they are available from Wedgwood Shop, 249 Oxford Street, London, Wl, price £4.20... - View image in PDF
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LIFE-BOAT AND TUGS TO HELP OF DUTCH VESSEL St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 4.45 on the morning of the 4th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Dutch vessel was in distress, and though the position of the...
/Above) The ierwick crew left to right: Ian ieask. crew member; Michael Grant, crew member; Brian Laurenson, Emergency Mechanic; Peter Thomson. Emergency Mechanic; Richie Simpson, 2nd coxswain and Hewitt Clark, coxswain/mechanic.. - View image in PDF
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SEPTEMBER 21ST. - WALMER, KENT. An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £11 1s. 6d.
This number of The Lifeboat is really the June number. It was almost ready to be printed when, towards the end of June, afire at the works of the Whitefriars Press, Tonbridge, destroyed nearly the whole of the type. The Committee of...
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Experience and compassion combined when three volunteers faced the toughest test
The call came at 8.19am on Easter Sunday 2012. All that Damien Bolton, Nicola Bradbury and Matthew Main knew was...
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