Peel, Isle of Man.—At 5.4 on the after- noon of the 8th of September, 1957, the harbour master reported that a small fishing boat was drifting towards White Strand. The life-boat Helena Harris—Manchester and District XXXI was launched at...
GORLESTON, NORFOLK. — The coastguard having informed the coxswain of the Life-boat Marie Lane that a vessel was burning flares in Yarmouth Roads, while a whole gale was blowing from the E., accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 31st January,...
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At 3.15 in the afternoon of the 8th of January, 1949, the Gravir Post Office telephoned that a vessel between the Shiant Isles was sounding her whistle, and the life- boat William and Harriot was launched at...
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At i p.m. on 13th September, 1965, the Stornoway coastguard notified the honorary secretary that a fishing boat appeared to have been abandoned about three miles east of Ru Melvick, South Uist. At 1.20 the...
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 30th of Novem- ber, 1954, a man at Northbay tele- phoned that a Northbay fishing boat with a crew of two was long overdue.He asked if the life-boat would search for her. At 7.10 the...
THERE could probably be no better evidence afforded of the national importance of the work in which the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION is engaged than the cordial and valuable co-operation afforded to it by the general press of this country;...
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NOV 13TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
Shortly after 11 A.M. the small fishing coble Royal Empire was expected to enter the harbour. The breeze from the S.W. was light but a ground swell was breaking at the harbour entrance. At...
Amble, Northumberland. At 4.42 on the afternoon of the 9th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that two men had been seen cling- ing to a dinghy which had capsized at the north end of Coquet Island. There was a light...
WORLDWIDE, AN ESTIMATED 372,000 PEOPLE DROWN EVERY YEAR
In too many countries, drowning is the leading killer of children. It affects the poorest in our world first and worst: people caught in the rhythms of everyday life...
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DECEMBER 10TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET, AND BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.
About ten at night the coastguard reported to the Swanage life-boat station that a steamer was ashore off Egmont Point, west of St. Albans Head. The motor life...