PORTRUSH.—The fishing-smack Foison, of Portrush, was dismasted in a heavy squall off Port Stewart Point, on the evening of the 2nd November. Two other smacks were in company with her, but were unable to render her any assistance, on account...
BUCKIE, N.B.—On the morning of the 15th October, while the wind was blowing very hard from the N.N.E., a telegramwas received from the chief officer of Coastguard at Port Gordon, about two miles to the westward of this place, stating that a...
BOULMER, CULLERCOATS, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SCARBOROUGH, and TYNEMOUTH.— On the 7th January a sudden gale sprung up accompanied by a high sea, and between 9.30 A.M. and 4.45 P.M. five Lifeboats —the Meliscent, stationed at Boulmer, the...
Dungeness, Kent.—During the night of the 9th April a message was received from the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, Dungeness, that a large steamer was ashore near the point. She was the s.s. Anversville, of Antwerp, with about 200 persons...
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 8.50, on the evening of the 29th of August, 1950, it was learned that a small pulling boat from Caol Ha Distillery had been carried south through the Sound of Islay and would be unable to return against the tide....
Runswick, Yorkshire. On the 29th August, 1961, the fishing boat Corona- tion Queen left Staithes for the fishing grounds at 4.30 in the morning. She was due back at one o'clock, but some two and a half hours later she had not returned....
SICKNESS ON SARK At 3.40 p.m. on i4th January, 1964, the St. John Ambulance Commissioner informed the honorary secretary that a sick man on Sark needed hospital treatment.
There were light easterly airs with a slight sea,...
Workington, Cumberland. At 2.13 on the morning of the 6th of November, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen one mile north-east of Mary- port. At 2.45 the life-boat Edward...
Safely ashore - two. Three weeks after the St Peter Port incident the 60ft fishing vessel Avalon II was in collision with a large tanker on 28 January, sinking while the Torbay lifeboat was on her way to the scene.
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Captain Gordon Butterworth (I), Chief Marine Superintendent, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, presented a £14,000 cheque to Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, director of the Institution, on board RFA Sir Lamorak at Marchwood, Southampton, on April... - View image in PDF
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