THORPENESS, SUFFOLK.—The Life-boat Christopher North Graham was called out on service on the morning of the llth October, while a moderate gale was blowing from the S.W., accompanied by a heavy sea. The boat was launched at 6.30, and half-an...
On the 19th April, at 10 15 A.M., the barquentine Clachnacuddin, 'ofGuernsey, coal laden from Shields for Jersey, was observed in the fog, apparently stranded on the Scroby Sand. The fog liftiog a little, signals were fired by the Cockle...
ON the afternoon of 29th October, a steamer arriving at Kingstown, on the south side of Dublin Bay, reported that a ship had gone ashore. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.
The Motor Life-boat was launched...
On. the 1st January, in response to a report made by one of the Great Eastern Railway Steamers that a vessel was ashore on the South Shipwash Sands, flying signals of distress, the Steam Life-boat City of Glasgow was launched. When nearing...
The weather was so bad on the night of the 6th March that a watch was kept all night and at about 6.30 next morning it was reported that a schooner off the Bull Lighthouse was steering very badly.
She was watched for some...
GOUHDON AND JOHNSHAVBN, KlN- CARDINESHIRE. — A large number of fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon went off to fish on the morning of the 15th April, but had to return on account of the E.S.E. gale which came on...
The steamer Veering, of Copenhagen, bound from Rotterdam to the Tyne, in ballast, stranded on the rocks off Whitburn in a dense fog on the night of the 23rd September. Information reached the Coxswain at about 11.30 P.M., and the Life-boat...
During a moderate S.S.W. gale and rough sea on the llth December, a message was received, stating that the Roaring Middle Light-vessel was firing signals of distress. The Life-boat Licensed Vic- tualler was launched without loss of time and...
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