Shortly before mid- night on the 3rd-4th July a wireless message was received that an aeroplane had come down between the South Goodwin Lightship and the Brake Buoy.
The weather was fine with a light...
Thames race disaster avertedThe annual Veterans' Head of the River Race ended in chaos on Sunday, 21 March after being hit by gale-force winds and strong tides.
More than 140 boats were participating, with nine crew in...
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Norfolk maritime heroes and legends
by Mark Nicholls
Review by Carol Waterkeyn
Mark Nicholls is an awardwinning journalist with the Eastern Daily Press and a critically acclaimed defence correspondent...
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Below: The crew of the Beaumaris Atlantic 75, Blue Peter II. help the crew of a small motor craft. - View image in PDF
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22nd April. Two boys, brothers, went into the sea from a rowing boat to recover their lost paddles, but one got into difficulties, and while his brother was trying to help him their boat drifted away. Be- fore the life-boat could reach them...
31st Jan- uary. A small boat was blown out to sea, but the life-boat failed to find her.
She was washed ashore on the Ayrshire coast thirty-six hours later with her occupant still alive.—Rewards, £20 9s..
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 18th May. A search was made for a fishing boat which had been last seen twentyseven miles to the N.N.E. She could not be found, but she made Buckie safely next morning.—Rewards, £9 135..
Courtmacsherry 'Harbour, Co. Cork.— 18th March, 1939. A motor boat had been reported in distress off the Old Head of Kinsale, but she made safety while the life-boat was searching for her.—Rewards, £13 11s. 6d..