Montrose, Angus.—Retween eight and nine on the morning of the 27th August the wind increased to a strong S.S.E.
gale. In the face of a strong ebb tide this set up a heavy sea on the bar, and made the entrance into harbour...
GUNWALES AWASH At 8.15 a.m. on I3th September, 1964, a local resident telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a cabin cruiser had gone aground in the fresh south-easterly breeze and moderate seas at Saundersfoot.
The...
STONEHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE. — The Life-boat Alexander Blade was launched on the 5th March, shortly after noon, the fishing fleet, which had put to sea earlier in the day, having been overtaken by a strong gale, causing the sea to rise...
At 12.58 p.m. on i6th October, 1966, a small catarmaran with an elderly man on board was seen in difficulties half a mile north west of the coastguard look-out.
The man appeared to be exhausted. The life-boat Elizabeth...
WELLS, NORFOLK.—The ketch Hopewell, of Lynn, bound for Wells from Hull with corn and cake, arrived in Holkham bay on the afternoon of the 3rd August, just after high water, and was lying there awaiting the next tide when she would proceed to...
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 10.15 a-mon nth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that conditions were deteriorating on the bar and harbour approaches and that the oldest boat in the local fleet was approaching the harbour....
Rescue cruisers from Scandinavia: Sigurd Golje of Sweden (left) and R. S. - View image in PDF
Platou of Norway. Both are designed to accompany their fishing fleets to sea.. - View image in PDF
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Stations, fetes, flagdays. They are all potential sources of income and the volunteers respond as they always have done - don the oilskins and go for it!. - View image in PDF
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(Below) The minesweeper HMS Thrifty tows three lifeboats to Dunkirk. They are believed to be Southend, Walmer and Hythe. - View image in PDF
See Philip Jull's letter 'Under Tow', left.. - View image in PDF
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Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of May,1956, the Dingle Civic Guard tele- phoned the Fenit life-boat station to sav that two men were stranded on a high ledge of a cliff under the old tower at Ballydavid...