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THURSO and WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE, AND LONGHOPE, ORKNEY.—A small fishing boat belonging to John O'Groats put to sea with two men aboard shortly before 6 A.M. on the 28th April, intending to return the same morning at about 10...

On the 10th Sept.

the Life-boat Commercial -Traveller, No. 1, during a heavy gale at S.W., and after- wards at N.W., rendered such important assistance to the barque Forttma, of Goth- enberg, as enabled that vessel, then...

THIS year there will again be a Christ- mas card and pocket calendar for sale.

The card is of eight pages with the Institution's crest embossed on the out- side. Inside are Christmas greetings and a picture in colours...

BEAUFORT WIND SCALE Force 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Limits of wind speed in knots (A knot is one nautical mile per hour) Less than 1 1-3 4-6 7-10 11-16 17-21 22-27 28-33 34-40 41 7 48-55 56-63 64+ Description Calm Light air Light breeze...

Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 19th January a strong west breeze sprang up, bringing a very heavy sea, which broke dangerously outside the harbour. About twelve small fishing-boats were at sea, and anxiety was felt for...

Life-boats:- EXPENDITURE. £ New Life-boats for the following stations :—On account —Angle, Courtmacsherry, Clacton, Cromer, Cromarty, Dover, Eastbourne, Fowey, Holyhead, Humber, Padstow, Southend-on-Sea, Stornoway, Stromness, Swanage,...

Fishing boats wrecked TWO GERMAN STUDENTS, walking on the cliffs near Breil Nook on Flamborough Head on the morning of Monday, May7, 1984, smelt diesel oil and, looking into the water, saw what appeared to be the overturned hull of a...