AT 11.30 on the morning of the 28th August, 1919, during a strong southerly gale with a very heavy sea and thick rain, the Bembridge Life-boat was launched to the help of an American steamer, the s.s. Wakvlla, of Los Angeles, which had...
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At day- light on the 20th December a vessel, which proved to be the schooner Champion, of Liverpool, timber laden, was observed off the Scarweather Sands, with mainmast gone and signals of distress flying, it blowing a strong gale from N. W....
AT 5.2.3 on the afternoon of the 26th of July, 1954, a man at Aberdovey telephoned the Aberystwyth, Cardi- ganshire, life-boat station to say that a fishing vessel was in difficulties between Towyn and Aberdovey. Immediately afterwards the...
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On the 19th Sep- tember, the fishing-boat Active, of Cellar- dyke, N.B., was observed in distress during a strong E.N.E. wind and in a heavy sea, off Anstruther. The Admiral FitzRoy life- boat put out and brought the boat and her crew of 4...
Aith, Shetlands.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 25th of July, 1956, the Lerwick coastguard rang up to say that the fishing boat Press On, of Lerwick, had left Papa Stour for East Burrafirth at eleven o'clock on the night of the...
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In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 29, 39, 44, the following launches on service were made during the months September to November, 1967, inclusive.
Abersoch,...
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OCTOBER 4TH. - FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHENSHIRE.
At 7.20 in the evening the Pembrey coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was in difficulty in the Llanelly Estuary.
A strong northerly wind was blowing, with...
The Japanese liner Terukfini Mara, off the mouth of the Thames, 21st November, 1939.. - View image in PDF
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