At about 9.15 P.M. on the 7th January, during a heavy N.W. gale, a vessel was seen running for the harbour, but on nearing the entrance she missed stays and was driven on to Porthminster Beach, first striking heavily on Pednolver...
Miss J. McADAM of Monessie, Dalvreck, Crieff, has compiled instructions for a Montrose reel dedicated to the late Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, the Duke of Montrose. All royalties from the sale of the music and the instructions...
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Thurso, Caithness-shire.—During the night of the 28th January the medical officer for Caithness telephoned that Wick Radio had received a message from a trawler that when passing Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, she had seen Morse...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 8.55 on the morning of the 23rd of May, 1959, a message was received from the signal station that the local fishing boat Happy Return with a crew of two had left harbour at noon on the previous day and had not...
(continued from page 166) breeding ground of many severe squalls and walls of white squalls were whistling across the firth, bringing'snow and stinging spray in their path.
Outside the firth, in the open sea, the south...
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CARNSORE, Co. WEXFORD.—The 30-feet 6-oared Life-boat placed here some years since was found to be not powerful enough for service to vessels on the dangerous outlying rocks off this coast known as the "Tuskar," and the NATIONAL...
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Bare knuckle fight When Adrian, Duncan and Craig decided to enter a stretch of notoriously treacherous water, they knew they were risking their own lives It was Sam on Sunday 16 October 2005 when the Coastguard called Bridlington lifeboat...
HOLY ISLAND.—At about noon on the 4th February, the sea suddenly rose, breaking very heavily across the Bar.
Three cobles were out fishing, and the Grace Darling Life-boat therefore proceeded across the Bar to their...
On the 29th April, 1867, j the Grace Darling life-boat went off and assisted safely into harbour two fishing- smacks, which were observed in distress during very stormy weather. Had it not! been for the services of the life-boat, one...
WICKLOW, IBELAND. -— The Life-boat placed here some years since having become unfit for further service has been replaced by the Institution—a fine new sailing boat of the self-righting type having, with the full concurrence of the Local...
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