Lerwick, Shetlands. — 27th January.
Flares had been reported, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £19 15s. 6d..
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—30th October, 1937. A sailing barge had broken away from her tow, but her crew were rescued from the shore.—Rewards, £12 15s..
MARCH 12TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it had crashed on land.
- Rewards, £14 15s.
DECEMBER 28TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A parachute had been reported in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £40 15s..
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—6th June, 1939. Smoke which appeared to come from a burning boat had been reported but nothing could be found. The honorary secretary, Captain C. T.
Keigwin, R.N.R., also put out in a speed-boat...
Workington, Cumberland.—At noon on the 13th of September, 1952, a radio signal was received from the S.S. Blue- stone, of London, which was anchored off Workington that a member of her crew needed medical help. The life- boat N.T. was...
JANUARY 2 7TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
From noon onwards a watch was kept for the local motor fishing boat North Star. A strong north-north-east gale was blowing, with a rough sea and snow showers, and all the other boats had...
CAISTER, NORFOLK, and GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.— On the afternoon of the 7th November, during hazy weather, signal guns were heard from the St. Nicholas Lightship off the coast of Norfolk, in response to which the Gorleston Life-boat Mark Lane was...
Lottery Saturday afternoon shoppers jostled with each other for the best view of the 39th lottery draw. The event took place at 3pm on Saturday, October 31 inside the Poole branch of Tesco's supermarket, by kind permission of branch...
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Dunbar, East Lothian - At 2.25 p.m.
on iQth January, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Leon Laura required assistance one and a half miles north east of Dunbar. The life-boat...