"WE have in different parts of this Journal pointed out the advisability that we believe exists for providing on board all vessels, and especially on board passenger-ships, some provision for decreasing the risk of life to those on...
Category: Correspondence
FEBRUARY 20TH. - BRIDLINGTON, AND FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. It had been reported that a steamer had been attacked by German aircraft some seventeen miles S.E. of Flamborough Head, but nothing could be found A floating mine passed within a few...
The annual summer appeal by the fishwives of Cullcrcoats collected £449 last year. That is £171 more than their collection in 1941, which was a record.
In 21 years they have collected over £3,400. One...
Category: Articles
GORLESTON.—The Life-boat Mark Lane was launched at about 4 A.M. on the 13th May and proceeded to the assistance of the steam trawler Chanticleer, of Lowestoft, which had stranded on the South Scroby Sand, on which a rough sea was...
Howth, Co. Dublin. On the morning of the 8th December, 1961, the Baily lighthouse keeper informed the honor- ary secretary that an elderly man on Lambay Island, who had recently under- gone an operation, was in urgent need of hospital...
Search in surf A REPORT that Runswick Bay Yacht Club safety boat had capsized on the east side of the bay came to Staithes and Runswick lifeboat station from HM Coastguard at 1444 on Sunday June 21.
Although it was a fine...
Capsized tender ON THE AFTERNOON of Tuesday December 22, 1981, Derek Scott, coxswain of The Mumbles lifeboat, was at his home overlooking the seafront when, at 1555, he heard cries for help. Scanning thebay with his binoculars he saw two men...
At the time of going to print, the RNLI was awaiting the outcome of a UK Government consultation on the modernisation of the Coastguard service. Under Government proposals, the number of maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCCs) around...
Category: Articles
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1954, the Penmon coastguard rang up to say that a Firefly sailing dinghy, with a crew of two, had capsized off Irish- man's Spit at the eastern end of the Menai Straits....
SAW DISTRESS SIGNAL Hastings, Sussex. At 1.35 p.m. on 2nd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a fishing vessel two miles south of Rye harbour appeared to be flying a distress signal. There was a smooth sea with a light...