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Cromer, Norfolk.—About 6.30 in the evening of the 20th of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that the motor vessel Bosphorus, of Oslo, of 2,111 tons, bound for Hull from Palestine, with a cargo of oranges and thirty-seven on board,...

There were no services by IRBs in December and January, which resulted in lives being saved, but in February the Whitstable,Kent, IRB went to the assistance of a speedboat.

Whitstable, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 2oth February,...

(Left) Donaghadee's Arun lies snugly stern-to the South Pier just inside the harbour entrance - which is open to the north east.

The way in which the harbour shoals is very evident, and regular dredging is needed to... - View image in PDF

COBLE ESCORTED ASHORE AFTER DRIFTING Filey, Yorkshire. At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 7th March, 1962, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that because of the deteriorating weather conditions he thought it advisable to launch the...

Stolen Yacht A YACHT was seen to be in difficulty just outside New Quay harbour, Cardiganshire, one-and-a-half miles from the station on a bearing of 070° on Wednesday, September 19, 1973. Within ten minutes, at 9.35 a.m., the lifeboat,...

Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 10.19 a-ni.

on nth November, 1966, news was given that the barge Isle of Gigha had capsized three miles south of Chuirn Island. Two men were missing. There was a strong southerly wind with a rough...

LONGHOPE, ORKNEY ISLANDS. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Station at Longhope, on the south side of Hoy, one of the South Orkney Islands, where a lamentable ship- ! wreck, with loss of life, took place some '...