OF the many problems which confront the technical officers of the Institution few have caused so much careful thought and discussion as the design of an efficient life-belt.
Until the year 1904 the question was
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PETERHEAD.—On the morning of the 9th January, a mounted messenger gave information at the Life-boat Station that a vessel was ashore on Scotstown Head, about five or six miles N. of Peterhead.
The Life-boat temporarily...
Donaghadee, Co. Down - On 18th March, 1969, it was reported that four days previously two birdwatchers had been landed on Old Lighthouse island and, due to unfavourable weather conditions, it had not been possible to take them...
DEC. 6TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX - At 11.50 A.M. it was reported that a fishing boat was flying distress signals about three miles SW. of Shoreham. A moderate N. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At 12.41 P.M. the motor life-boat Rosa...
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 4.50 ill the afternoon of the 7th of April, 1948, a fisherman of Lulworth Cove came ashore and reported that a yacht and its dinghy appeared to be in difficulties off Whitenose. Ten minutes later the motor life-boat...
As the return of the local cobles from the fishing- grounds on the 22nd January was at- tended with considerable risk, due to the strong E.S.E. gale which had sud- denly arisen, the Life-boat was launched at 7.30 A.M. to assist them. The...
Dungeness, Kent. At 8.10 a.m. on 3rd November, 1965, a local fisherman told the honorary secretary that a fishing boat, half a mile south of Dungeness, was flying a distress signal. The lifeboat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 8.28 a.m. in...
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 4.30 p.m. on 20th March, 1968, the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was firing flares off Great Orme's head. The life-boat Lilly Wainwright was launched at 4.45 in a south westerly gale with a...
COBLE ESCORTED IN ROUGH SEA Runswick, Yorkshire. At 11.54 on the morning of the 26th June, 1962, the coxswain learnt that the fishing coble Golden Crown was long overdue. There was a strong northerly wind and a rough sea, and it was high...
FISHING VESSEL AND FIVE TOWED TO SAFETY Valentia, Co. Kerry. At half past five on the morning of Saturday the 10th of August, 1963, Valentia Radio informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was in difficulties south-west of...