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Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Station. Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service, or Caister Lifeboat, is based at Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk, and operates one of only three offshore lifeboats in the UK that are independent of the RNLI. [1] [2] A lifeboat at Caister was first documented in 1791, being used by the Caister Beach Company to salvage ships ...
The RNLI would provide an additional second lifeboat in 1867, Caister No.2 Lifeboat, a smaller 32-foot lifeboat named Boys, thanks to a donation from the Routledge magazine for boys. [1] In 1875, Caister No.2 boat Boys would be renamed Godsend, following a donation by Lady Jane Barbara Bourchier (1810–1884) of Hampton Court Palace. [3]
The crew of the Caister lifeboat Beauchamp were alerted and an attempt was made to launch the lifeboat. The heavy seas washed the boat off her skids and she was hauled back up the beach for another attempt. The crew fought until 2:00 AM in the dark and cold with warp and tackle to get the lifeboat afloat.
The RNLI Memorial at Poole. Many lives have been lost by lifeboat crews going to the aid of people and vessels in distress at sea and around the coasts of Britain and Ireland (UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man), mainly but not exclusively in the service of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
No evidence of Old Lifeboat Station. Independent lifeboat operated since 1972 by Sea Palling Independent Rescue [7] Winterton: Winterton, Norfolk: 1823–1925 Just the building foundations remain Caister: Caister, Norfolk: 1845–1969 Station now run by Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service [8] Corton: Corton, Suffolk: 1869–1879 No evidence ...
Haylett was born in 1825 in Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, the son of Samuel Haylett (1791–1879) and Sarah Sheales (1789–1872).Little is known about his early life, but according to parish records he married Sarah Smith (1825–1897) in August 1844 and went on to father 7 children.
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Independent lifeboat services in Britain and Ireland began to be established around the coasts towards the end of the 18th century in response to the loss of life at sea. More recently, independent services have been set up in response to the increasing popularity of coastal and river sport and leisure activities.