• Now that This is Rough Weather Sailing has been written by Erroll Bruce, everyone thinking of going offshore, cruising or racing, should read it. Those whose interest is purely in the work of the rescue services should read it, too, for it...
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GBOOMSPOBT, Co. DOWN.—At 1.30 P.M.
on the 12th February in reply to signals the Life-boat Florence proceeded to the aid of the steamer Emily, of Snnderland, which had stranded on the Bridge's Eeef during a moderate...
The No. 2 Life-boat Leicester was launched during a moderate N.E. gale and heavy break- ing sea, on the llth January, to the assistance of the s.s. Gangeren, of Brevik, which stranded near the North Pier.
Owing to the heavy...
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched at 12.56 A.M. on the 20th May in response to signals from the St.
Nicholas light-vessel which had...
To Brigadier-General NOEL M. LAKE, C.B., in recognition of his distinguished services as a member of the Committee of Manage- ment from 1916 to 1926, a Vellum recording his election as an Honorary Life-Governor of the...
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Whitehills, Banffshire.—At 9.12 on the night of the 14th of December, 1955, the Banff coastguard reported that a vessel had sent a wireless distress message that she had run on the rocks west of Gardenstown. At 9.25 the life-boat Sr. Andrew,...
GOUROCK, RENFREWSHIRE. Just before midnight on the 4th of September, 1942, the naval tug Romsey, with a crew of 20, dragged her anchor off Gourock pier, and the outwardbound steamer Lairdsburn ran her down.
She sank in a...
Category: Services
Naming and dedication Ceremonies Relief Fleet- Arun class Duke of Atholl The City Chambers at Dundee became the scene of great activity on Saturday 12 May 1990 when the Duke of Atholl's private army disembarked from buses and tuned their...
Category: Inaugurations
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - At 2.42 a.m. on 3ist July, 1967, it was learnt that a vessel had fired red flares two and a hah0 miles south east of the Scarweather lightvessel. At 3 o'clock the lifeboat William Gammon - Manchester and...
YOUGHAL, Co. CORK.—The ketch Gipsy, of Youghal, returning from Cork, with no cargo or ballast, on the 25th March, found that with a strong head wind and an ebb tide she could not enter the harbour; she therefore ran for shelter under...