— Early on the morning of the 9th March the coast- guard reported that a barge was drag- ging her anchors and making distress signals west of Castletown pier, Port- land harbour. A strong east breeze was blowing with a rough sea. The weather...
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 11.5 p.m.
on 9th December, 1965, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing vessel had broken down in the Helford River opposite the Ferry Boat Inn and that she was dragging her anchor. The...
FEBRUARY 10TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN. At 3.30 P.M. a fisherman returned to port and reported to the harbour master that the motor fishing boat Peveril, of Douglas, with a crew of three, was still at sea. As half a gale of wind was blowing...
APRIL 1ST. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.
At 12.30 in the afternoon the Kilchoman coastguard reported distress signals between Islay and Colonsay. A strong southeast breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell.
The...
Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire; New Brighton No. 2, Cheshire ; Kirkcudbright; Douglas, Peel, Port Erin, Port St. Mary and Ramsey, Isle of Man.—21st January.
These eight life-boats searched for a missing aeroplane without...
1st Septem- ber. The motor barge Jos Maria, of Schiedam, appeared to be in difficulties but made port without help.—Rewards, £7 7s. 6d..
Bottom right - Gold medallists unite! - Left to right: Michael Scales (retired St Peter Port coxswain), Brian Bevan (Humber coxswain) and Hewitt Clark (Lerwick coxswain).. - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 16TH. - RUNSWICK, SCARBOROUGH, AND WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
A British bomber aeroplane had been reported down some miles out at sea, and later it was reported that another bomber was down, but nothing was found by the...
HARWICH.—At 6 P.M. on the 25th April, it was reported that a schooner was ashore on the Cork Sand. The Life-boat Springwell was immediately launched, and arrived at the Sand at about 8 P.M. The stranded vessel proved to be the Henrietta, of...
REFLOATING A TRAWLER Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 6.20 in the morning of the 2nd of September, 1947, the coastguard reported a trawler ashore south of Rattray Head, with a bad list to port. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow,...