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Rescue services and safety at sea

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Rescue services have been vital to keeping people safe around the Bay for over 200 years. Here is a selection of stories.

6 stories about Rescue services and safety at sea
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  • 'We don't have tides in Blackburn'

    'We don't have tides in Blackburn'

  • Crossfields of Arnside

    Crossfields of Arnside

    With 25 boats and 2 replicas, Crossfields of Arnside are one of most significant builders on the OGA Boat Register. Arnside ...
  • Morecambe cockling disaster - 'on our knees'

    Morecambe cockling disaster - 'on our knees'

  • Nearly drowned - Margaret Owen

    Nearly drowned - Margaret Owen

  • Rites of passage of a coastguard

    Rites of passage of a coastguard

  • Ulverston inshore rescue on a busy saturday - Bruce Chattaway

    Ulverston inshore rescue on a busy saturday - Bruce Chattaway

35 images of Rescue services and safety at sea
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  • A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

    A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

  • A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

    A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

  • A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

    A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

  • Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

    Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

  • Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

    Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

  • Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

    Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

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35 media clips about Rescue services and safety at sea
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  • A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

    A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

  • A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

    A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

  • A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

    A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

  • Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

    Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

  • Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

    Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

  • Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

    Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

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35 documents about Rescue services and safety at sea
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  • A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

    A certificate of service issued by the RNLI to Mark Baxter

    For his service with the Morecambe lifeboat of thirteen years and the rescue of 66 lives.
  • A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

    A RNLI letter of thanks to Samuel Baxter for his ten years service as Hon. Sec. of the Morecambe Branch

  • A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

    A RNLI letter to Mark Baxter to show appreciation for a rescue of a man off the Stone Jetty, Morecambe

  • Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

    Barrow Lifeboat Station Centenary Certificate

    Certificate produced by the RNLB recognising one hundred years of the devotion and courage of the crew of Barrow’s lifeboat station at Roa Island. The text reads: “The institution gratefully ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

    Cockersands Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's cottage

    Prior to automation the lighthouse keepers and their families lived in the lighthouse cottage next to the Cockersand lighthouse. Originally the accommodation was incorporated into the base of the lighthouse ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson on his last fishing trip before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson, on shore, leaning against a haaf net. His last time fishing before retiring as Light House Keeper of the Plover Scar and Cockersands lights in ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson salmon fishing with a haaf net off Sunderland Point. Bob Parkinson’s oral history is in the archive.
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a catch of salmon

    Thomas Parkinson Lighthouse Keeper holding a catch of salmon. The Lighthouse Keepers of the Plover Scar and Cockersands lighthouses for the first 100 years were the Raby family. In 1945, ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John]

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with sons Robert [and John], wearing sowesters, on shore with fishing boat, ropes and net. Bob Parkinson’s oral history is in the archive.
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with the last salmon he caught before retiring

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Parkinson with a salmon he caught fishing with a haaf net off Sunderland Point. The last salmon he caught before retiring as Light House Keeper of ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

    Cockersands Lighthouse Keepers Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson at Cockerham Sands

    Portrait of Cockersand Lighthouse Keepers, Thomas and Beatrice Parkinson leaning against a beached boat [the Victoria] at Cockerham Sands. In 1948, Beatrice Parkinson became something of a celebrity when she ...
  • Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

    Cockersands Lighthouse with a boat beached ashore in the foreground

    Cockersand Lighhouse and Plover Scar Lighthouse (also known as the Abbey Lighthouse) are sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary. Both were built in 1847. As the lower light ...
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