AUGUST 23RD. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Wick radio had reported a ship on fire six miles west of Thurso, but the crew got ashore in their own boats.- Rewards, £4 11s..
AUGUST 28TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
It had been reported that an airman was descending by parachute eight miles N.E. of Dungeness, but he landed near the beach and was able to swim ashore, although his hands had been badly...
SEPTEMBER 17TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.
DONEGAL. A ship had been reported ablaze off Tory Island, but she could not be found.
Later she went ashore off Horn Head.- Rewards, £14 12s..
JUNE 6TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
Signals of distress had been reported 10 miles away, but the life-boat was recalled, as a destroyer had picked up the crew of an aeroplane. - Rewards, £18 10s..
DEC. 14TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. Ship’s YORKboats had been reported adrift, but nothing was found except large trunks of timber.
Rewards : Clacton-on-Sea, £8 13s....
SEPT . 4TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO.
WATERFORD. What looked like a burning aeroplane was reported to have been seen to drop into the sea, but nothing was found.- No rewards ; launch treated as exercise.
DECEMBER 23RD. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
Lights had been reported flashing on the water and it was thought that an aeroplane might be down, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £23 0s. 6d..
NOVEMBER 21ST. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. A fishing vessel had been reported in distress, and sank, but hercrew landed in their own boat. Men of the R.A.F. and R.A. helped in getting the lifeboat launched and re-housed. - Rewards,...
JUNE 7TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. An object had been reported floating in the sea, which appeared to have prongs, but it was found to be the carcass of a bullock with the feet upwards. - Rewards, £9 8s. 6d.
SEPTEMBER 22ND. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. Naval motor boats had been reported in need of help, but with the help of a tug, and escorted by a motor launch, they reached Harwich. - Rewards, £4 3s.