During a thick sea fog on the 14th May a message was received from the Coastguard that a vessel was ashore about half a mile to the west of Beachy Head. The wind was blowing strongly from W.S.W. and the sea was...
A small fishing-boat named the Flossie was seen to be in difficulties in Port Isaac Bay on the 30th May, a southerly gale having suddenly sprung up. The I occupant of the boat at once made for the shore, but the boat shipped so much water...
On the 30th October the ketch William, of Peterhead, attempted to make the harbour but was overpowered by the sea and driven against the South Pier.
The Motor Life-boat Henry Vernon at once proceeded to her assistance,...
PALLING, NORFOLK.—The look-out man having reported a vessel ashore at Waxham on the 16th March, the No. 1 Lifeboat Good Hope was taken on her transporting carriage along the shore to the scene of the disaster. A strong gale was blowing from...
LOWESTOFT.—Flares having been seen in a southerly direction the crew of the Lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll were summoned on the 15th January; the boat was launched at 12.10 A.M., and found the dandy Mystery, of Harwich, having on board a cre*v of...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—The fishing fleet put out early on the morning of the 6th May. Later on the weather got bad, a thick fog settled and the sea was rising fast. Some of the boats ran for harbour, and the motor life-boat Margaret Harker Smith...
Bridlington, Yorkshire. — At 9.45 in the morning of the 30th of October, 1948, a fishing vessel off the pier was seen to burn a flare, and at 10.15 the motor life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield, was launched. She found the local motor...
THE Institution is issuing to living holders of its gold, silver and bronze medals, miniature reproductions of their medals. These miniatures will be half the size of the originals. They will have on them the reverse of j the originals,...
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Buckie, Banffshire.—At 11.33 on the morning of the 12th of March, 1953, the coastguard passed on a message from the Buckie police that an air- craft was down in the sea off Buckpool harbour, about one and a half mileswest of Buckie. The life...
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 24th of March, 1954, the weather worsened, making the harbour entrance dangerous. Two local fishing cobles, the Hilda II and Betty, were at sea. The life-boatmen assembled, but the Hilda II...