SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT FALMOUTH JANUARY 19TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL. The Falmouth motor life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare arrived at her station from thebuilding yard on the 7th of January, 1940. Twelve days later, on the 19th, she...
On the 14th December the schooner Adina, of London, was totally wrecked during a strong gale from the S.W. and heavy sea, near the East Holm Buoy, on the Gorton Sand, off Lowestoft.
The Lcetitia life-boat at the latter...
On the 2nd April, during a strong gale from the .W., and in a tremendous sea, the barque Viking, of Sunderland, went ashore n Harlyn Bay, near this place. The City of Bristol Life-boat, Albert Edward, was ;aken on its carriage to the bay and...
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra-buoyancy to support a roan heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides himself.
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On the 20th October, during a gale from the E.S.E., the steamer Britannia, of Leith, was wrecked on " The Kidge," close to the bar of Holy Island Harbour.
The Britannia, had on board a number of passengers, and...
On the 4th Jan- uary, 1869, the trawler Start, of Brixham, was observed trying to beat to windward to obtain the shelter of Babbicombe Bay, a gale blowing at the time from the S.W., with a considerable sea. Just then she lost her mast in a...
CLOVELLY.—During a whole gale from the N.W., accompanied by a tremendous sea, on the 15th October, the steamer Valeria, of Cardiff, bound from Briton Ferry for Portland with a cargo of coal, hoisted signals of distress. The GrahamHughes Life...
At daylight on the 2nd Nov., during a very heavy gale, the schooner Friends, of Lynn, parted from her anchor and was driven ashore, three miles south of Bridlington Harbour. The Brid- lington life-boat was quickly conveyed on her...
On the 2nd November, the barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland, ran ashore at Seaton Carew, in a heavy N.N.W. gale; the life-boat at that place was quickly launched and took off 5 of her crew; 6 others had previously effected a safe landing in...
On the 7th December, during a gale of wind from N.N.W., the smack Cymro, of Amlwch, was observed at anchor in the bay, with a signal of distress flying. The Sister's Memo- rial life-boat was at once launched, and suc- ceeded in bringing...