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Life-Boats Made An Extensive Search for Survivors from the Motor Cruiser Darlwin Which Disappeared With Little Trace Off the South West Coast In July, 1966
Life-boats made an extensive search for survivors from the motor cruiser Dor/win which disappeared with little trace off the south west coast in July, 1966. Here the Falmouth life-boat is shown returning with flag at half-mast, with the... - View image in PDF
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Silksworth
WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—On the 23rd January at 3.45 A.M. the Frances Harris Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, and made for the place where the signals had been last seen, about four miles E. of the Life-boat Station, but...
Primrose
MABLETHORPE. — The fishing-smack Primrose, of Grimsby, stranded on the Knoll off Mablethorpe, during a S.S.E.
wind, at 2 A.M. on the 3rd of January, 1885. She made signals of distress, and the Life-boat Eeywood put off to...
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Vixen
On the 9th April the small steam-tug the Vixen, of Shields, was ob- served at anchor in a heavy sea from .E.N.E., with a flag of distress flying. The Cromer Lifeboat, the Benjamin Band Cabbett, was launched through a heavy surf to her...
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Spray
Lengthy search but no survivors It is an unfortunate fact that some lifeboat services do not result in the rescue of survivors, a result which inevitably has an effect on the lifeboat crews but which does not affect their dedication to the...
Thorley
Shortly before 1 P.M. on the 17th April a brig was observed on the Swin Middle Sand. No distress signal could be seen, but the dangerous position of the vessel was considered sufficient to warrant the launching of the Life-boat. The Albert...
H.M. Minesweeper Guide On
OCTOBER 20TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE. At 9.30 A.M. the Banff coastguard reported distress signals three miles N.E. by N. from East Head, Portsoy, and the motor life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was launched. A W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a...