Cromarty.—During the morning of the 21st December, 1937, the Helmsdale coastguard reported that they were trying to locate two small Helmsdale fishing boats, Linnet and Girl Pat, which had left Loch Fleet for Helmsdale at about 4 P.M. the...
Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland.—At 10.40 on the night of the 26th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Winner of Holy Island, skippered by the life-boat coxswain, which had left at 5.30 that...
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lanes.—At 7.10 on the evening of the 18th of April, 1957, a Preston firm of shipping agents telephoned to say they had received a call from the master of the tanker B.P. Marketer, of London, reporting that a member...
The schoooner Happy Return, which left Sunderland with coals, was sometime since towed into Dundee by the Hull steamer Queen, with only one hand (a lad named WILLIAM CHARLTON) on board. It seems that after leaving Sun- derland, the schooner...
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MARCH 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 10. 40 P .M. n e w s was received from the civic guard at Carne that a vessel was in distress off Carne Pier.
At 11.10 P.M. the motor life-boat B.A.S.P., on temporary duty at...
FEBRUARY 5TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
At 9.30 P . M . a message was received from the coastguard that a Greek steamer had stranded in a position thought to be south of Bardsey Island. Half an hour later a second...
Stronsay, and Stromness, Orkneys.— At 10.24 on the night of the 26th of May, 1954, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned the Stronsay life-boat sta- tion that a man had left St. Catherine's Bay in a motor boat for Kirkwall at five...
spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...
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St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. — About eleven o'clock on the night of the 8th of August, 1956, it was reported that the fishing boat Corah, with five people on board, was overdue. The life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched at 11.50...