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Washed off pier THE DUTY WATCHKEEPER On RanlSgate East Pier was told at 0305 on Saturday November 29, 1980, that an angler had been washed off the pier by a heavy sea. The Trinity House 40ft pilot launch Versatile was at that time off duty...
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Plymouth, Devon-At 9.24 p.m. on 18th May, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man was trapped on rocks at the foot of the cliffs at Bovisand fort. The lifeboat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse with the boarding boat in tow...
The Steamers Fulham IV and Izgled
JANUARY 7TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.45 P.M. a message was received from the Deal coastguard that a Steamer was ashore at Kingsdown. There was dense fog, a light S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 12.55 P.M. the motor lifeboat...
No fear for the Reaper
Whitby’s Trent class lifeboat was launched on 20 July 2008 at 11.30pm to help the historic fishing vessel Reaper, which had suffered engine failure and was taking on water. In force 7 winds and a 4m swell, the volunteers transferred their...
Category: Articles
A Ship’s Life-Boat
DEC. 13TH. - KIRKCUDBRIGHT. At 1.30 P.M. a message was received from Ross Lighthouse that a ship’s life-boat had been seen drifting a mile and a half south of the lighthouse. A S.W. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. At 2.15 P.M. the...
The Ramsey Island Motor Boat
St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—On the evening of the 1 st of February, 1957, the Ramsey Island motor boat was return- ing from Forth Stinnan with the sole Ramsey Island farmer and provisions on board when her engine broke down.
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S.S. Laird’s Castle, Iago and Mr. Linthorst Homan
SEPTEMBER 4TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. At 6.55 A.M. the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that the S.S.. Laird’s Castle, of Glasgow, had been in collision. Her position was given as about one mile west of Sanda Island. A moderate S....
Snark
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 4.10 p.m. on iyth June, 1967, a message was received that the yacht Snark had been swept on to Gunfleet sands following engine trouble. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 4.25 in a moderate east north...
After a Stormy Passage
After A Stormy Passage The St Albans Arriving at New Quay. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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At about 3 A.M. on the 20th of October large flares were seen in the direction of the Middle Cross Sand.and guns androekets were fired by the Cockle and St. Nicholas lightships. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Offaent Garden was launched, and...