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Other Life-Boat Launches

In addition to the services by life-boats which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 575, 586, 590, the following launches on service were made during the months September to November, 1968, inclusive: Aith, Shetlands - October llth.

Aldeburgb, Suffolk - October 17th.

Angle, Pembrokeshire - October 8th and 15th.

Appledore, Devon - September 17th.

Arbroath, Angus - September 16th, October llth, 28th, November 6th and 10th.

Arklow, Co. VVicklow - September 23rd.

Arranmore, Donegal - September 8th and November 15th.

Ballycotton, Co. Cork - November 19th.

Baltimore, Co. Cork - November 7th.

Bannouth, Merionethshire - November 19th.

Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - September 6th.

Barrow, Lancashire - November 2nd.

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire (O.N. 806) - October 13th and 17th.

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire (O.N. 1005) - September 4th, October 7th, 13th and 17th.

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - October 12th, 20th, 30th and November 25th.

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland - September 28th, October 31st and November 17th.

Blyth, Northumberland - September 9th, October 7th.

Brid/ingfon, Yorkshire - September 15th, October 3rd, 6th, 21st and November 28th.

Caister, Norfolk - September 2nd and 30th.

Campbeltown, Argyllshire - October 4th, November 5th and llth.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - September llth, 20th (twice), October 15th and November 8th.

Clogher Head, Co. Louth - September 28th.

Cloughey-Portavogie, Co. Down - September 29th.

Coverack, Cornwall - November 9th.

Cromer, Norfolk - September 6th, 18th, 22nd, October 31st, November 9th and 15th.

Dover, Kent - September 7th, 27th and October 2nd.

Dungeness, Kent - September llth, 30th and November 12th.

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - September 21st, 29th, October 26th.

Eastbourne, Sussex - September 14th, October 8th, 20th and 22nd.

Exmouth, Devon - September 6th.

Eyemouth, Berwickshire - September 28th.

Falmouth, Cornwall - September 4th, 18th and October llth.

Fenit, Co. Kerry - November 16th.

Filey, Yorkshire - October 13th and November 29th.

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - September 13th and October 27th.

Flamborough, Yorkshire - October 5th and November 24th.

Fleetwood, Lancashire - September 10th, October 27th and 31st.

Fowey, Cornwall - November 16th.

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire - October 24th.

Galway Bay, Co. Galway - September 26th, October 9th, 17th, November 17th and 30th.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - September 15th, 22nd, October 8th, 13th, Novem- ber 3rd and 10th (twice).

Harwich, Essex - September 15th, 28th, October 7th, 24th, 27th, November 2nd and 28th.

Hastings, Sussex - September 1st and October 23rd.

Helvick Head, Co. Waterford - September 20th.

Holy head, Anglesey - September 19th and 28th.

Howth, Co. Dublin - September 14th and October 9th.

Humber, Yorkshire - September 13th, October 6th, 10th, 22nd, November 24th, 28th and 30th.

Kilmore, Co. Wexford - October 29th.

Kirkcudbright - October 5th.

Lerwick, Shetlands - October 21st and November 7th.

The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall - Lochinver, Sutherlandshire - September 25th and 26th.

Longhope, Orkneys - September 6th, 10th and November 18th.

Lowestoft, Suffolk - September 29th and October 27th.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire - October 20th.

Mallaig, Inverness-shire - Nobember 1st.

Margate, Kent - September 5th, 6th, 9th, llth, 16th, 30th, October 6th and 20th.

Minehead, Somerset - November llth.Montrose, Angus - November 10th.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - September 24th, November 6th and 30th.

Newbiggin, Northumberland - November 25th.

New Brighton, Cheshire - September 15th, 21st, October 12th, 20th, November 2nd and 16th.

Newhaven, Sussex - September 8th, October 20th and November 22nd.

New Quay, Cardiganshire - September 5th and 12th.

North Sunderland, Northumberland - September 21st and October 31st.

Padstow, Cornwall - September 6th.

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - September 15th and November 5th.

Plymouth, Devon - October 9th.

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - September 15th.

Portrush, Co. Antrim - September 2nd and October 1st.

Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - October 3rd.

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire - October 8th.

Ramsey, Isle of Man - September 14th.

Ransgate, Kent - October 11th and 24th.

Redcar, Yorkshire - October 17th and November 16th.

Rhyl, Flintshire - October 23rd.

St. David's Pembrokeshire - September 16th and November 6th.

St. Helier, Jersey - October 8th and 20th.

St. Ives, Cornwall - September llth.

St. Mary's Scilly Islands - September 6th, 8th, 19th, 20th, 27th and October 18th.

St. Peter Port, Guernsey - October 8th, 26th and November 6th.

Salcombe, Devon - September 2nd, 9th and 15th.

Scarborough, Yorkshire - October 21st.

Selsey, Sussex - September 2nd and November 3rd.

Sennen Cove, Cornwall - September 8th and November llth.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - October 23rd and November 3rd.

Skegness, Lincolnshire - September 22nd and November 7th.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - September 20th, 29th and November 19th.

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides - September 4th and October 15th.

Stromness, Orkneys - September 10th.

Stronsay, Orkneys - September 30th, October 29th, 31st and November 18th.

Sunderland, Co. Durham - September 15th and 26th.

Swanage, Dorset - September 2nd, 4th, 23rd, October 13th and November 12th.

Teesmouth, Yorkshire - September 9th, October 22nd and November 16th.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire - September 7th and 14th.

Thurso, Caithness-shire - November 9th and 10th.

Torbay, Devon - September 3rd and November 15th.

Tynemouth, Northumberland - October 8th and 18th.

Walmer, Kent - September 27th, October and November 13th.

Walton and Frinton, Essex - September 21st, October 7th and November 2nd.

Wells, Norfolk - November 28th.

Weymouth, Dorset - September 23rd, 30th and October 13th.

Whitby, Yorkshire - October 6th.

Wicklow, Co. Wicklow - November 16th and 29th.

Workington, Cumberland - September 20th, October 6th, November 19th and 20th.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - September 9th and 22nd.

Life-boat 44-001 - September 17th.

Life-boat 70-001 - November llth.

Life-boat 70-002 - September llth, 29th, October 2nd, 25th, 31st, November 7th, 15th and 18th.

Late Report: Southend-on-Sea, Essex - July 22nd..