HOLYHEAD.—At 12.30 P.M. on the 16th November, the schooner Jane Louisa, of Londonderry, bound from Liverpool to Dublin with a cargo of coal, was seen in distress outside the breakwater, during a heavy N. gale and very high sea. The Life-boat...
GOURDOR, JOHNSHAVEN, MONTROSE AND ARBROATH. — A strong gale suddenly sprung up on the east coast of Scotland on the morning of the 6th January and the fishing fleets were compelled to return as quickly as possible to the...
Shortly after midnight on the 19th March, during very rough weather, the schooner Pioneer, of Peterhead,came into the South Bay and anchored. As it was feared that her anchors might drag, a close watch was kept upon her. At about 5.30 A.M. a...
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 13th of February, 1954, the Kirkwall coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Bempton, of Aberdeen, had run ashore between Wason's Buoy and Scapa, and at 2.27 the life-boat...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a French trawler in tow of another trawler appeared to be in difficulties half a mile south-east of the coast- guard station. At 11.40 the...
SEVENTEEN BOATS ESCORTED OVER BAR Arbroath, Angus. During the morning of the 1st November, 1962, a southerly gale sprang up, causing very rough seas at the harbour bar. The Arbroath fishing fleet was at sea, and as the weather was...
JANUARY 16TH - 26TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At nine in the evening of the 15th the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore two miles N.W. by W. of Barra Head, and the life-boat crew were assembled. Shortly afterwards another...
Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose... - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 22ND. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. During the morning the mail steamer Lochearn, of Oban, arrived in Castlebay harbour. A southerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the steamer was unable to make the pier. She had to anchor in...
Tessmouth, Whitby, and Runswick, Yorkshire. — In the morning of the 22nd of October, 1951, the S.S.Pandora, of Beaumaris, foundered in a gale and a very heavy sea one and a half miles off Runswick, with the loss of her crew of six. The...