HOWTH, Co. DUBLIN.—At 1.45 P.M. on the 24th July, during a strong W. gale and heavy sea, a pleasure boat with four men in her was observed to be drifting seaward. The Life-boat Clara Baker proceeded to the boat, and brought her safely ashore...
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
The motor life-boat Elliot Galer was launched at 11.45 A.M. on the 1st August, as the coastguard had tele- phoned that the sailing boat Nelly, of Leith, with one man on board, had capsized and sunk two miles south of Seaham, and two miles...
Cromer, Norfolk.—27th July. A fishing boat capsized, and the two men on board were drowned before the lifeboat could reach her. (See September number of The Life-boat, page 318.)— Rewards, £7 11s..
— 9th November. Searched, without result, for a man in a small boat which had drifted away from a fishing smack.— Rewards, £14 Os. 6d..
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—16th April.
A small boat with a crew of two had been reported drifting on to the rocks.
The boat had gone ashore and the men had been rescued before the life-boat arrived.—Rewards,...
Salcombe, andTorbay, Devon.—5th November, 1937. A small fishing boat from Bee Sands had not returned when expected, and the Salcombe motor life-boat searched for her. Later, the Torbay motor life-boat carried on the search, and next day a...
Colonel] ih; Master! of Scmpill presenting the Challenge Shields for Greater London and the South East of England. On the Master of SempiU's left is the Mayor of Westminsten. - View image in PDF
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