Margate, Kent.—4th August, 1938.
The Tongue Light-vessel had reported that a vessel was sending out signals for help, but no vessel could be found.—• Rewards, £13 8s..
Poole, Dorset. At approximately 7.45 p.m. on 28th July, 1965, the Instructor Petty Officer, Parkstone Sea Cadets, reported to the honorary secretary that a sailing craft with four cadets on board was in difficulties a quarter of a mile south...
FEB. 26TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. A steamer was reported to be aground, but she was found tobe at anchor close to the Scroby Sands.
Rewards, £21 6s..
JUNE 6TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Smoke which appeared to come from a burning boat had been reported, but nothing could be found. The honorary secretary, Captain C. T. Keigwin, R.N.R., also put out in a speed-boat and took part in the...
SEPT. 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. An explosion had been reported in the neighbourhood of the Corton Light-vessel, but the life-boat found that the light-vessel itself was all right, and there was no sign of any ship in...
OCT. 13TH. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. The coastguard had reported a message from the R.A.F. that a flying boat had come down approximately fifty miles to the west of Scilly Isles, but shortly after the life-boat was launched she was...
Nov. 10TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN. The coastguard had reported that a small fishing boat was in distress, but when the life-boat reached her found that no distress signals had been made. - Rewards, £11 10s..
DECEMBER 5TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down on a sandbank in the Lynn Channel, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £15..
DECEMBER 12TH. - WESTON - SUPER - MARE, SOMERSET. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but nothing could be found, and later it was learned that it had crashed on the shore.- Rewards, £12 1s. 6d..
FEBRUARY 12TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but after an unsuccessful search it was learned that the crew had managed to get ashore near Boston.
- Rewards,...