LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY At 10.52 a.m. on 25th September, 1965, the coxswain superintendent was notified by the coastguard that a small boat had broken down one and a half miles northeast of the Outer Binks buoy. There was a near gale from the...
Walmer, Kent. — At 10.58 on the morning of the 10th of November, 1950, the Deal coastguard telephoned that the police had reported a wireless message from the S.S. Keynes, of Lon- don. She had a man on board who was in need of immediate...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.10 in the morning of the 1st of March, 1949, the look-out at Warden Point reported that a barge was making signals of distress three miles east-north-east of the point. The motor life-boat Greater London, Civil...
llth August. A fishing coble had got into difficulties, but another coble towed her to safety.—Rewards, £11 11s. (An account of this service appears in Shore- boat Services on page 168.).
JANUARY 23RD. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in Pagham Harbour, but an R.A.F. boat picked up the body of the pilot. - Rewards, £10 18s. 6d..
OCTOBER 29TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Distress signals had been reported and it was thought that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 4s..
OCTOBER 31ST. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
An airman had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £15 9s..
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 10.40 on the morning of the 20th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel appeared to have broken away from two tugs which had been towing her. The life-boat Norman B. Corlett...
For the past three years Ruth Cawsey (r) and Carolyn Doorbar have raised funds for Weston-super-Mare branch at Christmas time by playing carols in clubs and pubs and in the local shopping area. In the first year they raised £700: in the... - View image in PDF
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SIDMOUTH.—On the morning of the 23rd May H.M.S. Lively, with the DUKE and DUCHESS of EDINBURGH and suite on board, arrived off Sidmouth, and came into the bay, in order that his Royal Highness might land and inspect the Coastguard Station....