Penlee, and Coverack, Cornwall.—14th August, 1939. A French trawler had been reported in difficulties off the Lizard, but neither life-boat could find any sign of her.—Rewards: Penlee, £12 Is.; Coverack, £10 6s..
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—13th September, 1939. A steamer had been reported ashore, but when the life-boat arrived she found that she had refloated without help and was able to go on her way .—Rewards, £11 5s..
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—1st October, 1939. A small trawler had been reported in a sinking condition fifty miles away, but another vessel took her in tow. The life-boat returned after being out for over nine hours.—Rewards, £16 2s. 9d....
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — 28th October, 1939. A small boat with two men on board was in distress off Brighton, but later the Brighton police reported that the boat and men had been washed ashore. — Rewards, £15 7s. Qd..
OCT. 28TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. The Dutch motor vessel Pegasuswas reported to be sinking in a gale with a heavy sea, but later it was learned that her crew had been taken off by a steamer.- Rewards, £12 4s..
MARCH 7TH. - HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.
A Tiger Moth aeroplane had been reported down in the sea but nothing was found.- Rewards, £25 2s. 3d.
(See Llanerchymor. “ Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats,” page...
DECEMBER 3RD. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A vessel had been reported sunk in collision, but a search in the darkness was without result. Picking up a wireless message that some survivors had been rescued the life-boat...
AUGUST 8TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but a search, in which R.A.F. boats and aeroplanes also took part, was without result, and it was thought that the aeroplane had exploded high up and had been...
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - WELLS, NORFOLK.
Red flares had been seen, but nothing could be found, and it was later reported that an RAF. rescue boat had picked up four airmen. - Rewards, £22 14s. 3d. (See Skegness, “Accounts of...
MARCH 27TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
The R.A.F. reported that a pilot had been forced to bale out, but a few minutes after putting out the life-boat received a wireless message “No one in parachute. Return to your station “. -...