1st April. A small rowing boat was in difficulties, but was safely beached at Seaford.— Rewards, £5 16s..
Kent.—27th March. Two vessels collided in thick weather, but were able to go on their way.—Re- wards, £32 18*. 6d..
(Topi Flat, harbourside land is at a premium in Fowey, but the site eventually acquired for the 1997-built building is ideal.. - View image in PDF
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16th June.
Two steamers had been in collision in a thick fog off Trevose Head, but the life-boat could not find them. She came across another steamer, which got into touch with one of the steamers by wireless, and learnt...
Galway Bay.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th of February, 1956, the local doctor asked if the life- boat would take a very sick woman to the mainland in order that she could be sent to Galway hospital. At 5.15 the life-boat...
Clovelly, Devon. — At 9.20 in the morning of the 25th of September, 1951, the S.S. Rocquaine, of Guernsey; bound from Newport for Guernsey, signalled that three of her crew had been badly burnt by an explosion in her hold, and asked for the...
CALL TO COBLE At i.io p.m. on 2Oth April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing coble Neptune had sprung a leak while crabbing near Hornsea.
A helicopter from Leconfield was standing by the...
Launches 28 Lives rescued 80
JUNE 7TH. - FENIT, CO. KERRY. At two in the morning a message was received that a motor fishing boat, with five men on board, was adrift in Tralee Bay. A fresh to strong south-west-to-west wind...
Category: Services
Jan. 6. 5.16 a.m. Three fishing cobles of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat stood by cobles.
„ 6. 8.30 a.m. Ketch James, of Carnarvon. Porthdinllaen Life-boat saved . . . 4 i, 6- 4.15 p.m....
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During foggy but smooth weather on the 6th June, information was received that a trawler had run ashore on the Bell Buoy Shoal, Scroby Sands. The crew of the Mark Lane were promptly assembled and the boat, in tow of a tug, proceeded to the...