WHITBY MEMORIES
I’ve just read the article ‘Happy birthday, Frammy!’ (Lifeboat, summer 2018). I was born at Whitby in the
1920s and one of my first recollections is watching the crew of the lifeboat trying to...
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Margate, Kent.—On the morning of the 14th October, 1939, a sailing barge was seen dragging her anchor off Margate Jetty. A northerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and it was decided to send out the motor lifeboat Lord Southborough...
LIFE-BOAT HERSELF IN DANCER Arbroath, Angus.—During the after- noon of the 23rd of April, 1947, a moderate south-easterly gale was Wow- ing, with a very rough sea and the motor life-boat John and William Mudie was launched at 2.40 and...
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.44 on the afternoon of the 7th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was in distress seven miles south-east-by-south of Dungeness. At 3.5 the life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
French trawler THE FRENCH TRAWLER Floralie, 30 miles off Trevose Head on a bearing of 287°, reported in the early hours of Friday October 17, 1980, that she had a serious leak and needed immediate assistance. HMS Pollington, 40 miles...
Girvan, Ayrshire.—27th February. A fishing boat had been reported in difficulties, but she got in without help.— Rewards, £6 13s..
Hoylake, Cheshire.—2nd August. A yacht was in distress, but another yacht took her in tow.—Rewards, £9 05. 3d..
Dover, Kent.—25th October. A yacht had been reported in distress, but a tug took her in tow.—Rewards, £2 17s..
SHIPS' BOATS : THEIR QUALITIES, CON- STRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND LAUNCH- ING APPLIANCES. By Ernest W.
Blocksidge, M.I.N.A. (Longmans, Green & Co. 25.?. net.) Reviewed by FELIX RUBIE, M.I.N.A., Surveyor of...
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' THE MATE AND HIS DUTIES.' By flw late Capt. JOSEPH J. KELLY. Third Edition.
TAYLOR, IMRAY, and SON, Minories, London; ROCKLIFF and SON, Liverpool.
Price 2s.
IN our 29th...
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