Walmer, Kent. — At 10.55 in the morning of the 26th of January, 1949, the Deal coastguard reported a message from the South Goodwin Lightvessel that a ship was aground about one and a quarter miles north-east of her, and the motor life-boat...
JUNE 6TH. - MONTROSE ANGUS, AND GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE. At one in the morning the Montrose station heard from the coastguard that a convoy was being attacked by enemy aeroplanes thirteen miles E. 3/4 N. from Scurdyness, and at six minutes...
MAY 11TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 5.5 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the S.S. Empire Dorritt, of Glasgow, had run aground on Barnard Sands. A light north-easterly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea....
APRIL 23RD. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
At 4.23 in the afternoon a message was received from the naval authorities at Penzance, through the coastguard, that a vessel was in distress through enemy action, thirteen miles...
Mr. George Colven, the shore attendant at St. Abbs, pointing to the rock (arrowed), the highest of the group, on which the s.i. Alfred Erlandsen grounded in 1907-the sinking which ted to the establishment of a life-boat station at St.... - View image in PDF
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JUNE 15TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 8.15 in the morning the Great Yarmouth coastguard reported a vessel aground two and a half miles east of Corton. A light north-west breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 8.45 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1950, the Port Medical Officer advised the life- boat coxswain that the cargo vessel S.S.
Sea Minstrel, of Dover, was expected off the port at one o'clock...
J ULY 1 0 T H. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. During the morning news was received from the intelligence officer, Cork, that a ship’s life-boat wasdrifting helplessly about thirteen miles south of Galley Head Lighthouse. A moderate...
AUGUST 23RD. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 4.45 in the morning the coastguard telegraphed that North Foreland Radio Station had reported a vessel on the Southern Shipwash Sands and in need of help.
A light northerly...