Stromness, Orkneys.—At 11.35 on the night of the 24th of May, 1952, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned a wireless message from the steam trawler Unitia, of Aberdeen, that she had gone ashore in Rousay Sound and needed help. At 11.45 the life...
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — About 11.25 on the night of the 10th of March, 1952, a life-boatman reported that he had heard a wireless message from the motor vessel Saint Kentigern, of Glasgow, laden with coal with a crew of eight. She had...
PORTMAGEE, Co. KERRY. On the morning of the 13th of June, 1944, the 35-feet motor fishing boat Naomh Moibhi, of Dingle, was at anchor at Portmagee, sheltering from the weather. A west-north-west gale was blowing, with high seas. The Valentia...
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JOHNSHAVEN.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of the 7th February, a small steamer, the Sarah, of Montrose, bound from Bridgeness for Fraserburgh with coal, was observed by the watch at the coastguard station to be dangerously near...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—During the afternoon of the 9th September, 1938, a small boat carrying two men and a seven-year-old girl capsized about three-quarters of a mile off Shoreham beach. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing, with a...
The pride of the RNLIA dip into the archives of theLifeboat reveals page after page of award-winning RNLI rescues - and the bravery of crew members continues. But how does the RNLI choose those extra-special services that merit an award?A...
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On the 14th November, at 2.30 P.M., the Life-boat proceeded to the brig Harkaway, of Shoreham, which was riding to the southward of the harbour with a flag for assistance. The Life-boat assisted to get a rope from her to a tug, and slipped...
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Flamborough, Yorkshire.—About 1.0 in the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1951, the Flamborough Head coastguard telephoned that two Meteor jet aeroplanes had crashed into the cliffs at Bempton in a mist. Later, he said it was between the...
On Sunday, the 16th October, the steam-ship Ontario, of Liverpool, struck on the Hasborough Sand, on the Norfolk eoa,st, during a strong breeze from the W.N.W. The Caister life-boat went off to her assistance ; but her services were declined...