Dover, Kent. At 6.30 on the morning of the 18th of May, 1958, a message was received that the pilot boat Victor of Dover was drifting, with her steering gear broken, three miles west-south- west of Dover. At 6.45 the life-boat Southern...
Arranmore, Co. Donegal - At 5.15 p.m. on 19th October, 1967, the coxswain was informed that there was a sick man on Tory Island.
Owing to weather conditions it was impossible for another boat to reach the island. The...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 12.8 p.m. on 3rd August, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the catamaran Pensa had engine trouble 18 miles south of the Needles. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe slipped her...
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 3.50 p.m.
on 28th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a speedboat was hi difficulties off Southbourne.
At 3.55 the inshore rescue boat launched in a...
At 11.40 a.m. on iyth March, 1967, the the local nurse told the honorary secretary that a man who was seriously ill needed to be taken to hospital on the mainland.
The man was embarked and the life-boat Mabel Marion...
AUGUST 11TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
At 9 in the morning the coxswain was told that two boats were out fishing. A strong N.W. wind was then blowing, with a rough sea, and after consultation with the coastguard, it was decided...
NOVEMBER 18TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
The Staithes fishing boats Minnie, Flora and Star of Hope had put to sea at 10 A.M. in fine weather, but by 1.45 PM. the N.W. wind had increased and the sea had become very rough,...
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 3.8 p.m. on 27th February, 1967, it was learned that six fishing vessels were still at sea and concern was felt for their safety in view of the deteriorating weather conditions. There was a strong gale from the...
He’s engineered glorious victories for the best drivers in the world – and now Ross Brawn’s formula for success is helping the RNLI build a new lifeboat.
Ross Brawn is no stranger to spending hours watching teams pit their...
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By JAMES GLAISHER, Esq., F.R.S.
THE variations in the readings of the barometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, are shown in the annexed diagram, including 46 days, ending the 30th of November, daring which period...
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