The Trawler Evergreen Wrecked Near Fraserburgh. - View image in PDF
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CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—While a moderate to strong gale was blowing on the 4th October, accompanied by a heavy sea, a vessel was seen by the Coastguard at the Watch Tower Station, and although she had no signal of distress flying she appeared...
IN the early hours of Sunday, the 6th of November, 1949 (see page 402) the Margate life-boat was called out on service and one of the crew, Benjamin Frost, cycled down to the boathouse at the end of the pier. As soon as he got into the boat...
Category: Obituaries
Strong offshore wind results in four calls in an hour Hayling Island's Atlantic 21 Aldershot had a very busy hour or so on 8 May when she was afloat on exercise and then dealt with several casualties in quick succssion.
During the same fierce gale, on 9th July, the Life-boat at Totland Bay was called out. Shortly after midnight the Brooke Station reported that its Boat was being launched, and at 1.35 another message was received that a vessel three or four...
About 7 o'clock on the evening of the 9th October, two guns were fired and rockets thrown up from the Cockle Float- ing light. The night was dark and rainy, with a strong wind and a heavy sea on the beach. The Caister life-boat was...
Bernard Byrne comes of a traditional lifeboat family and, like his uncle, Philip, in former years, is coxswain of Arranmore lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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At the time of going to print, the RNLI was awaiting the outcome of a UK Government consultation on the modernisation of the Coastguard service. Under Government proposals, the number of maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCCs) around...
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DEC. 1ST. - LYTHAM - ST. ANNE’S, LANCASHIRE, AND NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 8.45 A.M. the Lytham secondcoxswain reported a vessel ashore by Peet’s Light, south of the 12th Mile Beacon. A S.W.
gale was blowing, with a heavy...
On the 20th October, during a gale from the E.S.E., the steamer Britannia, of Leith, was wrecked on " The Kidge," close to the bar of Holy Island Harbour.
The Britannia, had on board a number of passengers, and...