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Thracian

Date: March 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 375

Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.—At 6.45 on the evening of the 12th of December, 1955, several men on the beach saw red flares in the direction of North Scroby Sand. Ten minutes later the life-boat Jose Neville was launched. The sea was rough, there...

St. Gowan Lightvessel

Date: June 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 376

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 11.35 on the morning of the 22nd of March, 1956, the Superintendent of Trinity House at Swansea asked if the life- boat would land a sick man from the St. Gowan lightvessel. At 11.50 the life-boat Henry Comber Brown...

None

Date: September 1952

Volume: 33

Issue: 362

Alth, Shetlands. — At ten in the morning of the 10th of March, 1952, a doctor at Walls asked if the life-boat would take him to the island of Foula where a woman was seriously ill. The weather was too bad for an ordinary boat to put out. The...

Six Crab Boats

Date: August 1900

Volume: 17

Issue: 197

LOOE, CORNWALL. — Six crab boats brought up off the harbour on the 13thFebruary /waiting until there was sufficient water to enable them to cross the bar The wind increased to a gale from S.E., the sea became heavy, there were heavy falls of...

A Small Boat

Date: February 1901

Volume: 18

Issue: 199

SUNDERLAND, SOUTH PIER.—On Sunday morning, 2nd September, ' three young men put off in a small boat from Sunder land for a pleasure trip. When they started the wind was blowing from the N.W. and the sea was choppy, but afterwards the...

Olveaga

Date: February 1901

Volume: 18

Issue: 199

HILBRE ISLAND.—A fisherman, observing a large steamer stranded on the East Hoyle Bank, on the morning of the 27th October, reported the circumstance,circumstance, and at 8.24 the Life-boat Admiral Biggs was launched. A moderate gale was...

Helea

Date: August 1904

Volume: 19

Issue: 213

GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—While the Life-boat John Burch was out for exercise on the morning of the 9th January, a steamer was observed apparently on the Scroby Sands. The boat proceeded to the steamer, which proved to be the Helea, of...

Mary Ann

Date: February 1916

Volume: 23

Issue: 259

During a moderate W.N.W. gale and rough sea j on the 8th April the sprit sail barge I Mary Ann, of Rochester, stranded on the North East Buxey Sands, and the Motor Life-boat Albert Edward was dispatched to the assistance of those on...

Pioneer

Date: November 1908

Volume: 20

Issue: 230

.—The Life-boat Zaccheus Burroughet waa launched for exercise on the morning of the 20th March, the District Inspector of Life- boats being on board. The wind was fresh from E.S.E. and a strong sea making. The sloop Pioneer, of Lynn, whilst...

Marechal Suchet

Date: November 1910

Volume: 21

Issue: 238

Shortly after noon on the 18th February information, was received stating that a large ship was aground on the Shingle Sands. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 were assembled and the boat launched. On reaching the vessel...