Valentia Lifeboats: A History, has been compiled using the first-hand accounts, original and rare images, and detailed records of the station.
Author: Dick Robinson
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Ballycotton lifeboats to return to base. At 1633 Aisling requested Valentia Radio
to inform Falmouth that they were unable to transfer bodies to Valentia Lifeboat
as latter was returning to base owing to fuel shortage. At 1659, Laurentia Forest ...
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The Valentia lifeboat Rowland Watts set off on the 78-kilometre run (42 nautical
miles) to the distressed ship, despite high winds and poor visibility. After five
hours of ploughing through stormy seas, the lifeboatmen sighted the casualty.
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New lifeboats had been sent during the same period to Lossiemouth , N.B. , and
to Burnham , near Bridgewater . ... their valuable co - operation in the
management of the Glasgow , Teignmouth , Tees Bay , and Valentia lifeboat
branches of the ...
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In Barkley Sound, there had been reports of a ghost ship that resembled the ill-
fated steamer, and MacFarlane wanted some proof that he had really found one
of the Valencia's lifeboats. Although many sources stated that the lifeboat's paint
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6d . for sundry charges on Institution , on his recent visits to the Dungarvan ,
various Life - boat Establishments . Ardmore , Youghal , Ballycotton ,
Queenstown , Voted 41. 168. 3d . to pay the expenses of the Courtmacsherry ,
and Valentia Lifé ...
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Peterhead life - boat . Yarmouth large life - boat Caister life - boat Ditto Lowestoft
life - boat North Deal life - boat Great Yarmouth large life - boat Margate life - boat
Kirkcudbright life - boat North Deal life - boat Walmer life - boat Valentia life ...
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The The thanks of the Institution inscribed Valentia lifeboat took charge of a
boat's on vellum were likewise presented to crew of fifteen men , belonging to the
Mr. James Tickell , chief boatman in ship ' Sydney Dacres , ' who had landed
charge ...
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One remembers when emergency arose at these moments to complicate the
situation , and the many mercy dashes which Valentia lifeboat made to the
Skellig lighthouse to bring injured men to safety . The station files tell the exciting
events ...
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LIST OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY - TWO LIFEBOAT STATIONS
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ... Ardmore CORK —Youghal -
BallycottonQueenstown — Courtmacsherry KERRY— Valentia Total , 242 Life -
boats . 10 .
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When the captain and crew of a Norwegian square rigger the Bema abandoned
ship and rowed into Valentia Harbour , the lifeboat men set out , found the Bema
and got good salvage money for bringing her in . She was later towed to London
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In regard to the Valencia , in answer to my colleague's question , you said ships
had been standing by and could not send lifeboats ? Mr. GIBSON . Yes , sir . Mr.
MANAHAN . Do you think that is an argument against lifeboats ? Mr. Gibson .
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It was also picked up by Valentia radio , which immediately contacted the Marine
Rescue Co - ordination Centre ( MRCC ) at Shannon . The lifeboats from Valentia
and Baltimore immediately put to sea . The Taurima had sunk very quickly after ...
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The Valencia's lifeboats may have also reappeared. Not long after the wreck,
local American Indians and fishermen reported seeing a lifeboat rowed by
skeletons along Vancouver Island's coast. Could it be that the capsized lifeboats
became ...
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His VHF distress call which got out minutes before the yacht sank was picked up
immediately by Valentia Marine Radio and by the keepers on the Mizen light .
Within five minutes Valentia Radio alerted the Baltimore and Valentia lifeboats .
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... county of Kerry , has furnished the following interesting information respecting
the performances of two life - boats :In August last , iwo whaleboats , constructed
on the principles of the lifeboat , arrived in the harbour of Valentia , on the south ...
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... was received at the Some people make annual contributions , this class are
expected to have glass- Valentia lifeboat ... Others put money Not only will ARUN
class lifeboats barked on a 42 - mile passage to reach the into collecting boxes or
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Payments amounting to upwards of £2,000 were ordered to be made on various
lifeboat establishments. During the past ... New lifeboats were also ready to be
sent to Valentia, on the west coast of Ireland, 13ridlington, %. and other places.
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Lifeboat Societies of the World , 1954 Country * Strength of fleet Nature of
finances Belgium 3 motorboats State - financed Society Section of the
Administration de la Marine ... In spite of these difficulties last to be closed was
Valentia , in Nov.
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But there were diver - teams working the waves , too , and search teams in
inflatable lifeboats scanned the crowded ... Sean Murphy , captain of the Valentia
lifeboat , had been notified at 9:45 A.M. that a plane had gone off radar and that
an all ...
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