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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 fullonpages 688, 691, 698, the following launches on service were made during the months March, April and May 1969, inclusive: Aberdeen - March 19th and April 14th.

Amble, Northumberland - April 1st and 21st.

Angle, Pembrokeshire - March 27th and May 18th (twice).

Arbroath, Angus - March 13th and 18th.

Arklow, Co. Wicklow - May 3rd.

Ballycotton, Co. Cork - May 24th.

Barmouth, Merionethshire - May 1 Ith.

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - March 12th, April 12th, 13th, 14th, May 22nd, 23rd, 28th and 29th.

Beaumaris, Anglesey - April 22nd.

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - May 11th.

Bridlington, Yorkshire April 12th and 21st.

Buckie, Banffshire - April 20th and May 18th.

Caister, Norfolk - May 2nd.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - April 2nd, 26th and May 30th.

Cloughey-Portavogie - March 10th and llth.

Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork April 21st.

Coverack, Cornwall - May 12th.

Cromer, Norfolk - May 3rd, 10th and 21st.

Donaghadee, Co. Down - March 9th, 17th and April 7th.

Dungeness, Kent - April 5th and 13th.

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - March 27th and 30th.

Exmouth, South Devon - April 4th, 20th and May 22nd.

Falmouth, Cornwall - April 22nd and May 29th.

Filey, Yorkshire - April 21st.

Flamborough, Yorkshire - April 24th.

Fleetwood, Lancashire - May 31st.

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire - May 14th.

Galway Bay, Co. Galway - May 3rd, 27th, April 13th, May 5th, 8th, 23rd and 27th.

Girvan, Ayrshire - April 6th.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - April 18th and May 2nd.

Harwich, Essex - March 19th.

Hastings, Sussex - April 30th and May 10th.

Holyhead, Anglesey - March 13th, 21st, 23rd, April 6th (twice) and May llth.

Howth, Co. Dublin - March 27th, April 4th and 8th.

Hoylake, Cheshire - May 25th.

number, Yorkshire - March 20th, April 3rd, 8th, 20th, May 1st and 27th.

Ilfracombe, North Devon - March 22nd.

Kirkcudbright - March 26th and April 20th.

Lerwick, Shetland - April 18th.

The Lizard - Cadgwith, Cornwall - May 12th.

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - May 29th.

Longhope, Orkney March 17th.

Lowestoft, Suffolk - March 1st and May 2nd.

Mallaig, Inverness-shire - April 2nd, 16th, May 16th and 23rd.

Margate, Kent - March 9th, 31st, April 9th and 22nd.

Minehead, Somerset - May 1st.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - March 12th and 23rd.

Newbiggin, Northumberland - April 12th.

New Brighton, Cheshire - May 25th and 31st.

Newcastle, Co. Down - March 10th and 20th.

Newhaven, Sussex - April 5th, 6th and May 12th.

New Quay, Cardiganshire - March llth.

North Sunderland. Northumberland - May 17th.

Padstow, Cornwall - April 8th and May 12th.

Penlee, Cornwall - March 19th, April 15th and May 20th.

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - March 14th and May 13th.

Plymouth, Devon - April 5th, May llth and 24th.

Poole, Dorset - April 4th.

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - April 6th.

Ramsey, Isle of Man - May 18th.Ramsgate, Kent - March 24th, April 19th, 22nd, 26th, May 13th and 26th.

Redcar, Yorkshire - March 4th and May 9th.

Rhyl, Flintshire - April 7th.

St. Helier, Jersey - March 28th, April 4th, 6th, May 5th, 7th and 17th.

St. Ives, Cornwall - March 9th and 10th.

St. Mary's, Scilly Isles - March 19th, April 21st, 25th and May 9th.

St. Peter Port, Guernsey - April 4th and May 14th.

Salcombe, Devon - April 6th.

Scarborough, Yorkshire - Apri/ 24th and May 18th.

Selsey, Sussex - March 14th, April 13th and 27th.

Sennen Cove, Cornwall - May 12th.

Sheringham, Norfolk - May 5th and 25th.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - May 17th and 26th.

Skegness, Lincolnshire - April 20th.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - March 31st, April 3rd and 5th.

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides - March 5th, 16th and April 23rd.

Stromness, Orkney - March 18th.

Stronsay, Orkney - March 18th and May 23rd.

Swanage, Dorset - April 5th, 27th, May llth and 16th.

Teesmouth, Yorkshire - March 20th.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire - March 22nd, 29th, May 6th and 21st.

Thurso, Caithness - March 18th, 22nd, April 30th and May 3rd.

Torbay, Devon - May 25th and 28th.

Troon, Ayrshire - April 12th and May 3rd.

Tynemouth, Northumberland - March 13th and 14th.

Valentia, Co. Kerry - April 10th.

Walmer, Kent - March 14th, April 6th and 27th.

Walton and Frinton, Essex - March 15th, April 5th and 13th.

Wells, Norfolk - May 21st.

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - March 12th.

Weymouth, Dorset - March 26th, April 4th and 5th.

Whitby, Yorkshire - May 3rd.

Wick, Caithness - March 3rd.

Wicklow - April 6th.

Workington, Cumberland - March 20th, 31st and April 16th.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - May llth.

Life-boat 40-001 - March 4th, 6th, 17th (3 times) 18th, 23rd and 25th.

Life-boat 70-001 - March 16th, 22nd, April 18th, 28th, May 2nd, 16th and 25th.

Life-boat 70-002 - March 6th, 17th, 27th, April 3rd, 12th, 15th, May 5th and 17th..