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THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER celebrates 10 years of Ocean crossing 1969/70 36ft. Sloop, California to U.K. and back 1980 1st, 2nd, 3rd TRANSPAC (Transpacific Single-handed Race) Wind, water and solar battery chargers available LOCAT The...

Longhope, Orkneys.—At 1.57 on the morning of the 1st of June, 1951, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the fishing vessel Harvest Hope, of Lerwick, had run ashore south-south- west of Copinsay; and at 2.35 the life-boat Thomas McCunn...

Dover, Kent.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 1st of July, 1956, the Eastern Arm signal station reported that a small sailing yacht was in difficulties close inshore to South Foreland. At 6.25 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a rough...

When Angle crew members were jolted awake by the beeping of pagers at 2am, they faced a race against time to rescue the crew of a sinking fishing boat.

Waking to a direct page from the Coastguard on that chilly morning on...

NOVEMBER 10TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.

DOWN. At four in the afternoon a small fishing boat was seen to be aground at Ringley Ridge. A moderate north-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable to...

Twenty-six rescued HM COASTGUARD at Shoreham MRSC telephoned the honorary secretary of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat station at 0817 on Monday January 21 asking that the lifeboat be placed on standby; a merchant vessel, the 3,500-ton Greek...

THE Institution was founded at a meeting held in the City of London Tavern on 4th March, 1824, with the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Manners Sutton), in the chair. The twelve resolutions which called the Institution into being and laid down...