Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At about 3 P.M. on the 23rd October, 1937, the coastguard reported that a barge was in a very dangerous position south of Wellington pier. A S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a very rough...
Ballycotton, Co. Cork, and Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—During the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1950, the Helvick Head life-boat, H. F. Bailey, was on passage from Baltimore, expecting to call at Ballycotton. About 4.50, a searchlight...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 10th of June, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a small motor boat off Leysdown, with Sea Cadets on board, had broken down..
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—22nd September, 1938. The police reported that an aircraft had come down in the sea.
The life-boat found an oil patch and dragged with grappling irons for a sunken aeroplane, but could find...
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — 4th October, 1938. A steamer had sent a wireless message for help, but when the life-boat, with Mr. A. C. Jones, the honorary secretary, in charge, arrived she found that help was not then needed.—Rewards, £...
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — 30th October, 1938. A fishing boat with three on board had capsized, but two coastguards rescued one man who was clinging to her. His two companions could not be found.—Rewards, £11 15s..
Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about 4.38 P.M. on the 7th January, 1939, the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a barge off Holland Sluice appeared to be in difficulties.
Soon afterwards they reported...
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — 23rd August, 1939. It had been reported that an over-turned boat could be seen with someone clinging to it, but it was found to be a tree trunk.—Rewards, £5 11s..
Stromness, Orkneys.—7th October, 1939. Distress signals had been re- ported, and the life-boat was out for nine hours in a strong gale, with a rough sea, but found nothing.—Rewards, £18 6*. 6d..
Lieutenant David Stogdon, Staff Inspector (inshore rescue boats), seated by IRB engine during the relief operations in East Pakistan. With him (centre) is Mr. - View image in PDF
Chowdhury, Aga Khan Ranger Scout.. - View image in PDF
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