On the 11th January, news was received at this station that the services of the China life-boat were urgently needed in Torbay, as many vessels were in great danger of being wrecked during a strong gale of wind from the N.E. The China...
About midnight on the 4th December, during a strong wind from the S.W., and in a heavy sea, the ship Castilian, of London, bound from Quebec to Liverpool with timber, took the ground on the south side of Portmadoc...
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 26th of November, 1952, it was learnt that an air sea rescue launch in North Bay had parted one mooring, and that the other was badly frayed. She had no crew aboard, and the R...
Escort duty ON TUESDAY, January 28, 1975, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Bridlington lifeboat at 1130 that a number of fishing cobles were still at sea and the weather was deteriorating.At 1235, high water, William Henry...
THE telephone rings long and loud ; time 5.25 A.M., 22nd March, 1937. I hasten to answer it and am informed by the coastguard that Seaforth Radio has given them a message that the s.s.
Marie Moller was on fire ten miles...
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THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 154 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to May 31st, 1953 - 78,220 Disaster at Fraserburgh MONDAY the 9th of February, 1953, was a fine sunny day...
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During a S.W, gale on the 27th January, signals of distress were shown by the ketch Christine, of Milford, which had stranded on the Dogger Bank. The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 15 were at once assembled, but before they had...
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Red flag rescue The red flag was flying, there were constant loudspeaker announcements, and safety signs alerted people to the dangers. Despite these warnings, people were still in the waterSwimmers near Bournemouth pier were in danger of...
The Life-boat B. Wood, stationed at this place, went out on the 6th Feb., to rescue the crew and some fishermen who were on board the Nor- wegian ship Martha, which had stranded three days previously off Hornsea. The men were engaged...