Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 6 A.M. on the 23rd December, 1938, seven motor fishing boats left harbour on the ebb tide. The very heavy seas of the previous few days had moderated.
When the tide began to flow the sea got up again...
Nov. 5TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 6.30 P.M. a message was received from the New Brighton Stage that a fishing boat appeared to be out of control and drifting. Later flares were seen off the Rip Rap Buoy. A moderate S.S.E. gale was...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 4.4 on the afternoon of the 15th of May, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that during racing held by a local yacht club a Merlin sailing dinghy, the Punch, had capsized one and a half miles south- west-by-west of...
On the night of the 9th February, 1857, signal lights of distress were observed to seaward from Southwold in Suffolk. The life-boat immediately went off under sail, and found them to proceed from the brig Pensher, coal laden, which had...
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24th January Distress signals reported but no vessel in distress could be found.—Rewards, £16 Is..
— 6th May. Distress signals had been heard in the direction of the Fame Islands, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £10 5s..
6th Septem- ber. Signals had been reported, but no vessel in distress could be found.— Rewards, £13 4s. 6d..
Exmouth, Devon.—2nd August. A small yacht got out of control, but a motor boat took her in tow.—Rewards, £9..
17th August.
A small boat was in distress, but made land safely.—Rewards, £4 10s. Qd..