The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...
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WHITBY.—On the 21st February, at about 5.30 P.M., while a gale was blowing from N.W.,with a rough sea, thick weather and snow, four fishing-cobles which had put into the bay on the previous evening were returning to the harbour. It was seen...
At 11.19 a.m. on 27th August, 1967, the ship's agent at Hull informed the coxswain superintendent that there was a sick man on board the s.s. Knossos of Greece. The life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at the station,...
Padstow, and St. Ires, Cornwall.—At 7.45 in the evening of the 25th of Sept- ember, 1949, the Trevose Head coast- guard telephoned the Padstow life-boat authorities that a rowing boat with a crew of four was trying to get ashore in...
MOTOR BOAT'S CREW BURN RAGS AS SIGNALS Angle, Pembrokeshire. At 10.15 on the night of the 5th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was drifting in Freshwater West Bay and was flashing a torch....
MOTOR CRUISER AGROUND NEAR SEA WALL Newhaven, Sussex. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 16th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel was burning red flares in Seaford Bay, and at 1.50 the life-boat...
1st June.
A small boat was in difficulties, but she made harbour unaided.—Rewards, £11 12s..
20th November. Two drifters had been in collision, but one was able to tow the other to safety.—Rewards, £11 16s..
Portaskaig, Islay. — 16th July. A fishing boat was in difficulties, but got to safety without help.—Rewards, £13 14s. 6d..
— 9th April. A fishing coble was reported to be in distress, but got safely into har- bour.—Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..