JULY 13TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
A burning aeroplane had been reported several miles north of Inistrahull, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 17s. (See Malin Head, “Services by Auxiliary Rescueboats,” page...
FEBRUARY 23RD. - TORBAY, DEVON.
A whaler from a naval corvette had been reported missing. She was found waterlogged, but there was no trace of her crew of four. - Rewards, £10 11s. 6d..
MAY 28TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A vessel had been reported on fire, but was found to be a fishing boat on which the crew had lighted a brazier and this had blazed up. - Rewards, £10..
AUGUST 10TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
Two French crab-fishing boats had been reported missing from St. Ives Bay, but nothing was found. One had made harbour and the other had been totally wrecked, with the loss of three of...
DECEMBER 8TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A herring drifter had been reported aground, but the life-boat found nothing, and a drifter, which had been aground, came in while the life-boat was out.
- Rewards,...
NOVEMBER 28TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the Sea, but the life-boat was recalled by wireless, as the wrong position had been given. - Rewards, £13 6s. 6d..
APRIL 2 3RD. - BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A small boat had been reported by an aeroplane to be in distress, but it was found to be a false alarm. - Rewards £5 9s.
26th October.
What was believed to be a drifting ship's boat was reported, but it was found to be only a mast with a flag, which had been used as a mark by trawlers.—Rewards, £10 6*. 3d..
Berwick - on - Tweed, Northumberland.— 21st February. Two R.A.F. motor boats had been reported making for Berwick. It was thought they would have difficulty in crossing the bar, but they ran for shelter elsewhere.—Rewards, £7 6s....
Caister, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—10th January. A steam trawler had been reported to be dragging her anchor, but was not in need of help.—Rewards, Caister, £43 7s. 6d.; Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, £28...