APRIL 26TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. At 3.30 in the afternoon a doctor telephoned that on the previous afternoon a man on Papa Stour had fallen down the cliffs and fractured a thigh. It was urgent that the man should be brought to Lerwick Hospital...
On the 8th January one of the crew of the ketch Leader, of Bideford, went mad whilst the vessel was lying at anchor in St. Tudwells roads. The master of the ketch, having locked the man in his cabin, came ashore for assistance, but the man...
Aldeburgh, Suffolk 2nd February.
A man was reported to have gone overboard from a steamer, but was later found on board.—Rewards, £43 10s..
Howth, Co. Dublin.—28th November.
A man had fallen over the cliffs and disappeared in the sea before help could reach him.—Rewards, £5 18s. 6d..
JULY 7TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
A man had fallen over the Bempton Cliffs, but he was hauled up the cliff face by ropes. - Rewards, £8 12s..
JULY 28TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. Three boys had drifted away in a small boat, but a man swam out and pushed the boat ashore.
Rewards, £4 12s..
JUNE 10TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A man and a boy had landed on Dartmouth Mewstone and their boat had drifted away, but they were taken off by another boat from Dartmouth. - Rewards, £2 14s. 6d..
MAY 29TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN. A competitor in the Manx Air Races had crashed into the sea, but he was picked up by a fishing boat.-Rewards, £7 13s.
JULY 11TH. - BEMBRIDGE ISLE OF WIGHT. A Ventnor sailing dinghy, with one man on board, was overdue, but returned while the life-boat was searching for her.- Rewards, £16 15s.
The top picture on the opposite page shows the cabin, with the chart table, and beneath the table a locker containing the cooking stove. The wireless room is on the other side of the partition at the back of the chart... - View image in PDF
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