Newhaven, Sussex.—27th July, 1939.
A yacht was on fire, but the people on board were rescued by a fishing boat.— Rewards, £10 15s. 6d..
JULY 20TH. - DOVER, KENT. An aeroplane believed to be German had crashed two miles off, but nothing was found. - Partly paid permanent crew. Rewards, £4 15s..
SEPTEMBER 15TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
A motor boat had struck a submerged rock and sunk, but the man on board swam ashore. - Rewards, £8 15s..
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 8.15 on the night of the 1st of April, 1949, the Civic Guard reported a message from the Coast Life-saving Service that the s.s. Donaghadee, of Belfast, was aground at Castlerock, Dundalk Bay, with a broken rudder...
Arklow, Co. W'icklow.—About three o'clock on the afternoon of the 1st of March, 1953, four boys walking on the beach near Arklow Rock heard shouts through dense fog from a vessel ashore.
The vessel was asking for a...
DEC. 1ST. - CROMER, NORFOLK, AND THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. Shortly after 7 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel standing by two and a half miles north of the life-boat station wished to land a rescued crew. A westerly...
Captain J. B. Leworthy (/.), a member of the Committee of Management, and Commander Peter Gladwin, chief staff officer (operations), formed the British delegation at the international lifesaving festival organised by the Societe... - View image in PDF
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Donaghadee, Co. Down, and Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—13th July. Aeroplane down, and crew picked up by steamer.
Rewards, Donaghadee, £5 12s. 6d.; Portpatrick, £6 15s. Qd..
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—llth January. A flare had been reported, but an all-night search revealed nothing.
—Rewards, £26 15s. 6d..
llth July. A barge's sails had been damaged by a squall, but the master was able to go on without help.—Rewards, £14 15s. Qd..