Cobles escorted in gale THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Flamborough lifeboat station was told by HM Coastguard at 1010 on Saturday October 15, 1983, that a number of Bridlington based open angling cobles were fishing north of Flamborough Head in...
On the morn- ing of the 15th August the coastguard brought news that a yacht in Dundrum Bay was flying distress signals. As the Newcastle life-boat was off service, it was decided to send the Cloughey motor life-boat William Maynardt arid...
A reader in "The Folkestone Herald", who watched collectors on life boat flag day, said: "I noticed that not one single service man passed without buying an emblem, and in at least three instances I heard soldiers tell sellers...
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St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 6.35 on the evening of the 30th of November, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed by the signal station of a police report. This was that two men, who had left Lihou Island at four o'clock in a...
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 5.5 a.m. on isth May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down north of Little Orme's Head, but no immediate assistance was required as she was anchored. At...
Six of the fishing- boats which had put to sea on. the 28bb.
December were overtaken by a whole S.W. gale and heavy sea. The Life-boat Harmar was launched to their assistance and fell in with one of the boats named the...
A SAILING DINGHY in difficulties off Little Orme was sighted by Llandudno deputy launching authority and station mechanic at 1525 on April 27, 1974. The DLA immediately advised HM Coastguard and assembled the crew.
The wind...
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht about two miles S.E. of the look-out appeared to be flying an ensign upsidedown, thus making a signal of distress.
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Ferry exercise: three lifeboat stations, Sheerness, Margate and Ramsgate, with helicopters from RAF Mansion took part in an exercise to evacuate a cross-Channel ferry on January 13 (right). The Sally Line ferry, made specially available by... - View image in PDF
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WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—A telephone message was received from the coastguard at Galloways, stating that a ketch was ashore, on the morning of the 23rd February. The Life-boat John William Dudley was launched at 8.40, in a rough sea, a strong S....