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On the 12th September a gale from the N. suddenly sprang up. About fifty fishing boats were lying at anchor in the roads, and were in great danger of being driven ashore. Part of their crews had landed with their fish, and as they were...
Fishing Cobles (4)
On the morning of the 26th December, twelve of the fishing cobles proceeded to the fishing ground at about 4.30 A.M.
A little before ten o'clock a very heavy S.E. wind arose, and the sea increased, making the landing...
Alexandra
The steam trawler Alexandra, whilst bound from Iceland to Boulogne with a cargo of fish, ran on to the rocks about three quarters of a mile N.W. of Skinningrove jetty, during a very thick fog on the 13th June. Information of the casualty was...
Farndale
Cromer, Norfolk.—-At 6.5 in the even- ing of the 26th of January, 1949, the coastguard reported a vessel ashore 200 yards south of Bacton, and the No. 2 life-boat Harriot Dixon was launched at 6.25. There was dense fog, but the southerly...
Fagerheim
Cullercoats, Northumberland.—During foggy weather on the morning of the llth August, 1938, the Norwegian steamer Fagerheim, of Tons berg, ran ashore, in a smooth sea, south of Briardene. Information was given by the coastguard, and at 10.40...
Seafarer
On the 7th April four men and a woman put out for a trial run in a motor boat, the Seafarer. When about a mile offshore, in Weymouth bay, they ran out of petrol and their boat began to drift out to sea. One of the men swam ashore and gave...
Twin
On the 4th October two men put out in the motor fishing boat Twin, of Sunderland. A moderate E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. The Twin ran out of petrol and got into difficulties. Her anchor was dropped, but it failed...
Mouette II
Mudeford, Hampshire. At approximately 1.50 p.m. on nth July, 1965, a boy saw a cabin cruiser capsize off Hengistbury Head. He ran to the nearest telephone at the Mudeford beach office, about half a mile away, and the IRB was launched...
Cynthia
MAY 22 ND. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
At about midnight on the 21st May a ship was seen amongst the rocks just south of Runswick, and at 1.50 A.M. on the 22nd the motor life-boat Robert Patton - The Always Ready was launched....