Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— 19th January, 1938. At 2.35 P.M. the motor fishing boat Heather, of Filey, was reported overdue, and as it was not known in which direction she might be, the honorary secretary sent out twelve men in three...
Play a-ground Children from the Drayton Park Primary School are pictured celebrating the relaunch of the Oakley class William Henry and Mary King - in their playground! Nearly 1.000 people turned up to the school summer fair on 27 June to... - View image in PDF
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DURING 1934 the coastguard organiza- tion was required to take action (sometimes only of a precautionary nature) in the case of 797 vessels observed or reported to be in distress, in difficulties, or overdue, off the coasts of Great Britain...
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North Sunderland lifeboat crew look on while Jane Sutherland, grand-daughter of Lady Sutherland, president of the ladies' guild, presents a salmon to Bill Steel of Tyne Tees Television who opened the annual lifeboat fete at Seahouses.... - View image in PDF
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ERE long around our island home Tempestuous winds shall blow; Ships safe to-day, far, far away May then to pieces go.
Would yon one seaman should perish, On rock or Goodwin Sand, For lack of a "Royal" Life-boat,...
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MARCH 4TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
A naval aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but a later message said that all aeroplanes had been accounted for, and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £8 11s..
OCTOBER 1ST. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
A yacht had been reported signalling for help, but could not be found. Later she was reported off the Isle of Wight. - Rewards, £18 16s..
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 11.10 on the night of the 26th of July, 1948, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that a vessel was signalling for help with a torch one mile to the south-south-east, and the motor life-boat William and Clara Ryland was...
17th February. A canoe from Brandon had put out with three men on board to collect seaweed.
Later she was found drifting bottom up, but a prolonged search for the missing men was unsuccessful. The branch chairman and...
DECEMBER 19TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing. Later a body was washed ashore. A letter of thanks was received from Air Commodore of the R.A.F....