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Station-by-station lifeboat launches for March, April and May 1999 Aberdeen Arun: Mar f and 29 D Class: Mar 6. Apr 4. 18 and May 22 Aberdovcy Atlantic 21: Apr 23. 30. Ma II and 21 Abersoch Atlantic 21-.Apr 13 Aith Severn: Apr 3 and 27...

Coxswain William Johnston, of Stromness, in the Orkneys, died on 3rd February last, at the age of sixty-five.

He had retired only five months before on account of ill health. Appointed Coxswain in 1915, he...

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 10.35 on the morning of the 3rd July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Swedish vessel was drifting ashore about two miles from Glas Island lighthouse and needed immediate help. A...

BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The 8.S.

Cattersty of Middlesbrough, while on a voyage from Skinningrove to Grangemouth with a cargo of pig-iron, stranded opposite the village of Boulmer at about 8.15 p.m., on the 7th February. A...

AUGUST 15TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 6.37 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head that a small motor boat was ashore three-quarters of a mile south of Inzie Head, and that another boat was standing by and...

AT 2.20 on the afternoon of the 13th of November, 1959, the coastguard at Hartland Point informed the honorary secretary of the Appledore life-boat station, Captain P. Brennan, that the Polish vessel Gliwice was in distress ten miles west-by...

Lowestoft, Suffolk - At i o'clock on 3rd July, 1966, the liner Dunera reported that a 13 year old girl on board had acute appendicitis and required immediate hospital treatment. The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick proceeded at 1.30.<...