13th July. A small yacht had been reported in dis- tress, but it was found to be a lighted buoy which had drifted.—Rewards, £6 13s..
4th August. A steamer had gone ashore on the Runnell Stone Rock, but refloated unaided.— Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..
29th September. A drifter stranded on the Haisborough Sands, but refloated without help.—- Rewards, £8 16s. 6d..
18th December. A barge had gone ashore, but must have refloated, as she could not be found.— Rewards, £17 Is..
20th December.
A fishing boat was overdue, but made port while the life-boat was searching in a thick fog.—Rewards, £36 6s. lOd.
22nd February. A steamer had been re- ported ashore on the Sunk Sands, but must have got off and gone on her way, as she could not be found.—Re- wards, £26 15s. 6d..
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — 26th July. A motor launch got into difficulties, but was taken in tow by a pilot tender.—Rewards, £6 13s..
Tees mouth, and Redcar, Yorkshire.— At 6.40 in the evening of the 23rd of May, 1948, the South Gare coastguard reported both to Teesmouth and Redcar that a rowing boat, with three boys on board, was in difficulties near broken water...
Thurso, Caithness-shire. — 15th-16th April. A fishing boat was missing, but could not be found. Next day she was reported ashore, upside-down, atDunnet Head. There the life-boat found her, but no trace of her crew.—Rewards, £7 12s. and...
Poole and Bournemouth, and Swanage, Dorset.—3rd July, 1937. A yacht had stranded, but her crew reached safety with help from the shore.—Rewards, Poole and Bournemouth, £19 13s. ; Swanage, £11 4s..