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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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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ROBERT How , Esq . , and Miss How , his sister , of London , and at their request
the mingham life - boat passing through ... lines . had not taken much active part
in the affair , because the Committee , though artisans , were inen VALENTIA.
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had sailed last from Caldy Island , and found on the South - West Skellig Rock ,
had tried to get into Barnstaple Har - and safely landed at Valentia at midnight ,
bour , but failed from the state of the after a very hard day ' s work . tide and the ...
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mon LIST OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY - TWO LIFEBOAT STATIONS
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ... KINCARDINESHIRE - Stonehaven
KERRY — Valentia FORFAR — Montrose ( two boats ) Total , 242 Life - boats .
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New lifeboats and transporting carriages had been sent during the past month to
North Sunderland and to Whitby . ... The Great Eastern made her voyage to
Valentia ; the end of the shore cable in the Caroline was landed at its des .
tination ...
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The Controller-General of the Coastguard submitted to the National Lifeboat
Institution a list of about fifty places where it ... The society had also sent new
lifeboats, during the past month, to Hornsea, Yorkshire, and Valentia, on the West
coast ...
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The Valentia ( county Kerry ) life- boat's assistance the boats and their crews boat
, during an easterly gale , was taken were all fortunately got home in safety . off to
the Skelligs Rock , with the view of The life - boat at Dungarvan , Ireland ...
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6 14 15 10 15 18 25 0 Expenses of Life - boat Station . Nature of Service . ... 7 10
0 Skerries life - boat 1 Passenger brought ashore in vesel 5 3 6 Rhoscolyn life -
boat . . Put off , but could not ... 15 15 0 Valentia life - boat . . Put off to assist , but ...
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The lifeboat at Palling , Norfolk , was also launched last week in reply to signals
of distress shown during a strong wind by the ... The Valentia ( county Kerry ) life -
boat , during an easterly gale , went off to the Skelligs Rock , with the view of ...
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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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... county of Kerry , has furnished the following interesting information respecting
the performances of two life - boats :In August last , two whaleboats , constructed
on the principles of the lifeboat , arrived in the harbour of Valentia , on the south ...
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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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GIBSON , Harbour Master of Whitby , and Local 3 . Tralee , Valentia ,
Queenstown , CourtmacHon . Secretary of the Institution , in acknow - sherry ,
Ballycotton , Youghal , Ardmore , Dunledgment of his valuable and skilful
services in yarvan ...
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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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Carnsoren ...
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Courtmacsherry . CardiganshireCardigan . ArgyllshireIRELAND . KerryNew Quay
, Campbeltown . Co . Londonderry Valentia . Aberystwith , Southend .
Greencastle . Tralee Bay . LIFEBOATS . The lifeboats adopted for general service
by the.
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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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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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Until fairly recently, not all R.N.L.I. lifeboats were self-righting if they capsized,
some crews considering that craft of that ... The message was received at the
Valentia lifeboat station at 6:30 P.M., and the crew there immediately embarked
on ...
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