Scarborough, and Filey, Yorkshire.—At 6.10 in the evening of the 17th of January, 1949, the Scarborough coast- guard reported to the life-boat station that anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing coble Hilda which had left...
Almost twenty years of Arun development. The prototype Arun (1971) shows the high freeboard and original wheelhouse. - View image in PDF
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Emergency steering: the tiller can be seen on the rudder post.. - View image in PDF
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On the 25th Feb- ruary the schooner Ward Jackson, of Car- narvon, from Wales to Montrose, was wrecked on the Abertay Sands, Dundee.
A heavy gale from N.E., with, snow and a tremendous sea, made the task of rescuing her crew...
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Between 7 and 8 A.M. on the 8th March a steamer was observed on the Formby Spit, and as the westerly wind was in- creasing the Coxswain launched the Life-boat John and Henrietta. On reaching the vessel, which proved to be the...
22nd August.
Went to the Bull Lightvessel, where one of the crew had died in the lan- tern.—Permanent Crew, Rewards, 6s..
The s.s. Kossuth Ferencz, of Piume, whilst bound from Nicolaieffto Hull with a cargo of wheat, collided with another vessel when near the Haisboro' Sands on the 15th June.
After the collision the vessel stranded on the...
THE Institution receives each year from a number of the big shipping com- panies part of the proceeds of collec- tions which have been made on board their ships on behalf of different chari- ties. The increasing numbers, as well as the...
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Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.50 on the evening of the 22nd of July, 1951,, the coastguard telephoned that a boat was burning flares one mile off the Re- doubt. At 8.30 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched accompanied by the local joint...