During a south- easterly gale the brigantine Lady Huntley, of Maryport, parted from both her an- chors and went ashore in Ramsey Bay before daybreak on the morning of the 16th January. As the tide made the vessel was gradually covered,...
Dover, Kent. At 5.27 on the afternoon of the 4th September, 1961. the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Pack of Cards was drift- ing three miles west of the Admiralty pier. The life-boat Southern Africa left her...
The speedboat Hot Banana lived up to her name on 6 July when a fire, believed to have started in the outboard engine, spread to the fuel tank and caused a major explosion.
The boat burst into flames at the entrance to... - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 21ST. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 2.30 in the morning the life-boat coxswain was out fishing and saw the schooner Trinite', of Gothenburg, ashore on the west point of Brims Ness. She made distress signals, and...
At midnight on the 30th December the same life-boat put off again, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, in reply to signals of distress from the light-vessel on the Goodwin Sands.
While proceeding to the southward at the back of...
Books The Story Of The Dover Lifeboats The Story Of The Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboats written and published by Jeff Morris, prices in text Jeff Morris, Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society, continues his prolific...
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On the 10th November, the brig Flying fish, of Whitby, ran ashore, in a sinking state, in a heavy E.S.E. gale, near Filey. The life-boat of the Institution stationed there was, as soon as possible, launched through a high surf, and proceeded...
APRIL 2 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. At 6.15 in the evening a message was received that the fishing boat Emily, of Ballycotton, returning from Youghal fishing grounds, was drifting out to sea and flying a signal of distress, about 5 miles...
ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—The fishing coble Star of Bethlehem, of Scarborough, was seen some distance off the bay, on the morning of the 30th April, and, as the heavy sea then running'would render -it very dangerous for her to...
On the 18th October, at 5 | P.M., during a heavy gale at E.S.E., the i barque Teazer, of Whitby, whilst endea- j vouring to enter that port, in tow of a •, steamer, parted her tow-rope and went ! ashore on Whitby Sands. The Life-boat...