A CAREFUL WATCH Sheringham, Norfolk. — During the early morning of the 21st of September, 1947, a motor ketch left Yarmouth for Wisbech, in fine weather, but the wind got up, and when, about 10 o'clock, she was off Sheringham, she was...
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. — About 11.40 in the morning of the 19th of April, 1948, the coastguard reported that the s.s. Duke of Sparta had wire- lessed that she was on the Seven Stones Rocks. A later message said that she was making...
The next call came between 2 A.M.
and 2.30 A.M., when the coxswain received a telephone message that the life-boat was wanted, but at that moment the telephone lines were blown down, and no details could be got. At 2.40 A.M...
Hartlepool, Co. Durham.—28th February.
At 11.19 A.M. the coastguard reported that the s.s. Miguel, of Bilbao, was in difficulties with her steeringchain broken, about twelve miles E.N.E. of West Hartlepool. A...
The Bomber, Yorkshire.—At about 4.50 P.M on the 12th February, 1938, information was received through the Mablethorpe coastguard and the Spurn Point Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a vessel was drifting on to the Haile Sands. She was...
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At about 3.10 P.M. on the 24th July, 1938, just as the annual sacred service at the life-boathouse was beginning, news was received that a sea-plane had come down three or four miles off Port Erin.
A...
Stornoway, Hebrides. At 1.30 on the -afternoon of the 1st of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was stranded near the Shiant Isles. The life-boat James and Margaret Boyd put out at 1.50 in a calm...
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 11.50 on the night of the 25th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man living in Marston had reported that a yacht appeared to be in a very dangerous position off Blakeney Point. The...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At mid- night on the 3rd of August, 1959, a message was received from the signal station that a motor boat with four people and a dog aboard was overdue from a pleasure cruise. At 1.15 a flare was seen by the signal...
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 11.8 on the morning of the 20th of January, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a coaster had broken down and was drifting on to the rocks on which the Longstone light- house stands. A...