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• Those who help to launch lifeboats can often be regarded as the forgotten heroes and heroines of a rescue, but at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea they are determined that the women launchers, whose exploits twice brought...
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Fishing Boats
A sudden gale from the E.N.E. sprang up on the morning of the 4th December, when the fishing-boats had just reached the fishing-ground. As the sea rose very high, only one boat attempted to shoot any lines; all the others ran for the bay.<...
Runnelstone
The Lizard, Cornwall.—On the night of the llth July the steamer Runnelstone, of London, ran aground under Hot Point in a dense fog. She was bound, in ballast, from London to Swansea, and carried a crew of twelve.
Her SOS...
Richmond Castle
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.15 P.M.
on the 30th January, 1938, the harbourmaster reported that a vessel between Monifieth and Lady Buoy, in the mouth of the Tay, was firing distress signals.
A S.W. breeze...
Two Fishing Boats
In the early morning of the 9th January part of the local fishing fleet put out to the fishing grounds, but after going a few miles five of the boats decided to return on account of the very strong S. wind and short sea. Nine others went on,...
Imp
Just before 1 P.M.
on the 26th April a man told members of the life-boat crew that a small boat was drifting out to sea and the only occupant was waving for help. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing and the sea was rough....
Equerry
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 30th of December, 1956, the harbour master reported that the trawler Equerry, of Grimsby, which was in Peterhead Bay on her way to the fishing grounds, had an injured man on board....
Springwater
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 6.30 p.m. on 8th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the tanker Springwater had an injured man on board and a doctor was urgently required. At 7.14 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service...
De Ruyter
At 10.57 a.m. on I5th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Belgian trawler De Ruyter of Zeebrugge was in need of assistance in St. Ives Bay. The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando, and Eva Child was launched at 11...
Ocean 7 (Wireless Transmitting Station Radio 270)
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 4.20 p.m. on I5th July, 1967, information was received that a member of the crew of the motor vessel Ocean 7 (Wireless transmitting Station Radio 270) had collapsed and needed medical attention. The lifeboat...