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was seen in distress in
Dundalk Bay. Numerous attempts were made over 5 days to rescue the crew. Finally, H.M. Coastguard Chief Boatman Robert Shankey and his boat crew set out from Giles Quay and rescued seven men on the 9 April. On the 10 April, they rescued the remaining survivors, although a
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were awarded for the numerous attempts made to save the crew. Shankey was awarded not one, but two silver medals (silver medal plus second service clasp) for his efforts on two days.
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Blackrock station, but also to retain the Giles Quay station.
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328:(ON 310), a 34-foot 10-oared lifeboat, with sliding keel and water ballast tanks, provided from the legacy of the late Charles Pooley of
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348:Castletown, Isle of Man
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150:6°14′17.9″W
137:Coordinates
115:Gyles' Quay
731:Categories
711:"Violet".
637:0952223503
556:References
467:1891−1912
463:Providence
449:1880−1891
431:1879−1880
360:Providence
337:Providence
330:Cheltenham
326:Providence
312:brigantine
265:brigantine
121:, A91 X382
44:Gyles Quay
418:Comments
319:Ardrossan
302:Blackrock
280:Liverpool
254:Blackrock
220:Blackrock
203:, on the
501:See also
441:Pre-649
423:Pre-499
341:schooner
294:Greenore
276:Limerick
268:Andover
229:History
213:Ireland
130:Ireland
126:Country
696:7 June
666:7 June
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344:Violet
272:Dublin
235:barque
183:Closed
175:Opened
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364:Howth
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632:ISBN
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