Portrush, Co. Antrim.—On the night of the 2nd of August, 1949, a moderately strong northerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and at 9.50 the coast- guard telephoned that a fishing boat appeared to be in difficulties and had...
Holyhead, Anglesey. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the 28th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Fleurita of Chester had engine trouble and was drifting off Rocky Coast. At 12.52 the...
Dover, Kent. At 3.7 on the morning of the 30th of April, 1959, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht needed help four miles east- south-east of Folkestone pier. The coaster Clarity was standing by the yacht, and at...
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 3.52 on the morning of the 26th of September, 1959, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary of a police report that two men, who were believed to have taken the fishing boat Sandra without...
Selsey, Sussex. At 12.15 on the after- noon of the 21st of July, 1960, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that they were keeping the yacht Lucy, which appeared to have engine trouble, under observation. A fishing vessel was...
ANXIOUS ABOUT SON Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 12.30 p.m. on 2Oth June, 1964, a woman caller, Mrs. Moore, telephoned the honorary secretary to say that her eleven year old son and his uncle, who had put to sea together in a 26-foot...
Two of the drivers. Peter Marlow (I) and Paul Selway (r), who took part in a sponsored drive around the lifeboat stations of the South West, organised by Pill branch, Bristol, last September.
They are seen here outside the... - View image in PDF
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SEPT. 16TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 3.20 A.M. a telephone message was received from the Superintendent of the Coast Life-Saving Service that the motor vessel Cheyenne, a tanker of Newcastle, had been sunk by enemy action 200 miles off...
In our Summer issue we told you how we were tackling drowning through our Respect the Water campaign for men aged between 20 and 64.
IN 2013, 167 PEOPLE DIED AROUND THE COAST OF THE UK. 86% WERE...
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On the night of the 5th January, the barque Reliance, of London, was driven on shore in a violent snow- storm, near Walmer Castle, on the coast of Kent. The Walmer life-boat was qxrickly manned and proceeded to the rescue of her crew of 15...