DEC. 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND CAISTER, NORFOLK.
A steamer had been reported to be on fire after striking a mine, but a trawler had picked up five survivors and nothing else was found but some wreckage. -...
JANUARY 5TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but within a few minutes of launching the life-boat was recalled by the coastguard.
- Rewards, £5 14s..
FEBRUARY 9TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS- SHIRE. A ship’s boat had been reported drifting off Sandside Head, but nothing was found. The boat later went ashore, badly damaged, with no one on board.
- Rewards, £10 1s....
APRIL 26TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. Two aeroplanes had been reported down in the sea and what appeared to be a submerged aeroplane was found, but there was no sign of survivors. - Rewards, £4 9s.
6d..
JANUARY 20TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A Fortress aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but she had come down just inshore on a flooded marsh.
- Rewards, £15 9s..
JANUARY 25TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A boat with men aboard had been reported, and the life-boat went out to investigate, but found that the “boat and men” were a damaged raft with pieces of wood sticking up from it.
- Rewards...
MARCH 1ST. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A vessel had been reported on fire, but later it was learned that she was going on her way accompanied by a trawler.
-Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..
MARCH 28TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN. - Red flares had been reported to the N.N.E. of Maughold Head, but nothing was seen except flashes which appeared to be coming from the Cumberland coast, and were apparently anti-aircraft defence measures....
MAY 22ND. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea off Trevose Head, but actually it had only flown low in thick weather.- Rewards, £3 19s..
AUGUST 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat only found wreckage of a balloon and, learning that no aeroplane was missing, returned to her station.- Rewards, £5...