Whitby, Yorkshire.—The local fishing boat Success, which had been out fishing all night, enquired by wireless at nine in the morning of the 20th cf May, 1948, what the condition was at the "harbour mouth. She was told that if she came...
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.6 in the evening of the 1st of December, 1948, during a thick fog, the super- intendent of the Tay Ferry Service telephoned that the ferry steamer Sir William High, of Dundee, was overdue on a trip from...
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At eleven o'clock on the night of the 8th of September, 1953, during thick fog, an airman reported that a sailingdinghy was missing, with the owner and another airman on board, and that when last seen the...
GAVE A COURSE IN THE FOG Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 27th of March, 1947, the Tara coastguard sent a warning message that a small vessel appeared to be in danger near Butter Pladdy Buoy.
The weather...
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - At 5.25 p.m. on 26th October, 1969, the coastguard reported that a rock climber was stranded on the cliffs just south of Buchanness lighthouse.
At 6.24 the life-boat James Mariska Joicey was...
Galway Bay. At 10.15 a-m- on 3fd September, 1965, Valentia Radio informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was in distress half a mile south of North Aran lighthouse. There was a strong north-westerly breeze with a rough sea. The...
St. Helier, Jersey. At 3.43 p.m. on i6th January, 1966, Jersey Radio informed the duty harbour official that the States of Jersey pilot cutter La Rosiere had struck a rock near Corbiere Lighthouse on the south west corner of the island and...
Sennen Cove, Cornwall - At 3.43 p.m. on 28th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a French trawler with engine trouble was taking in water and drifting one mile north of Wolf Rock...
Coxswain Seamus McCormack of Rosslare Harbour joined the crew in 1973 and served as Second Coxswain from 1977 until his appointment as Coxswain in 1987.
In 1979 he was awarded a bronze medal in recognition of the courage,... - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 8TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At about 3.40 A.M. the ScarletPoint, Castletown, coastguard reported a vessel aground a quarter of a mile from Castletown breakwater. A strong southerly wind of almost gale force was blowing, with a...