RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—It having been reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress about a mile and a quarter 8.
of the Life-boat Station on the 28th March during half a gale of wind fromthe S.S.W., a heavy sea,...
At 1.15 P.M. on the 25th May the Chief Officer of Coastguard reported that a vessel was showing distress signals off Clogher Head. The crew of the Lifeboat Charles Whitton were assembled and the boat was promptly launched. She pro- ceeded...
Gourdon, Kincardineshire. — On the morning of the 7th September the majority of the local fishing fleet put to sea. Later rain began to fall and the strong S.E. to E. breeze gradually increased until at noon half a gale was blowing. A heavy...
PORTHCAWL.—The coxswain of the Lifeboat Speedwell was informed by the pilot on watch, on the 7th April, that a vessel was running for the shore in a sinking condition. At 6.20 A.M. the Life-boat was launched, and proceeded, in a moderate N.N...
PALLING, NORFOLK. — On the 6th January, 1898, the coxswain of the Life-boat Hearts of Oak was informed that flares had been shown in the direction of the Middle Happisburgh Sand.
The crew of the Life-boat were at once...
GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The Lifeboat temporarily placed here while the boat belonging to the station was being altered and improved, was called out on the 10th May, and rendered good service to the fishing boats which were in great danger,...
Runswick, Yorkshire.—Early in the morning of the 18th February six Staithes fishing cobles put off to the fishing grounds. The' weather was then fine, but there was a strong swell running. The southerly wind rose from a strong breeze to...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—During the morning of the 17th December, 1937, the harbour-master's son reported having seen a motor launch drifting westward off Yarmouth, burning flares and waving a flag. A fresh...
Baltimore, Co. Cork.—15th January, 1938. A steam trawler was in difficulties.
The distressed trawler had sent out signals by wireless. These had been picked up on shore, but communications with Baltimore were out of order....
Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—While the motor life-boat George and Sarah Strachan was at sea on the afternoon of the 16th of July, 1938, for her monthly exercise, she received a signal from the coastguard that a yacht was in a dangerous position...