,Aith Shetland*.— At 1.10 on the after- noon of the 15th of April, 1957, a doctor, after consulting with the Medi- cal Officer of Health, asked if the life- boat would take him to Foula to visit a very sick woman who, he suspected, might...
Workington, Cumberland.—On the 29th of April, 1957, the master of the motor vessel Tarbek, of Hamburg, anchored off the entrance to Working- ton harbour, asked if a doctor could be sent to his vessel to attend six members of his crew. The...
Troon, Ayrshire.—Early on the 21st of February, 1949, H.M.S. Puncher, a naval landing ship with a crew of eighteen, left Troon for Port Glasgow, in tow of two tugs. A south-westerly gale got up, with a very heavy sea, and the Puncher snapped...
At 4.30 A.M. on the 25th April the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was launched to the assistance of a vessel apparently on the Cross Sand. On the arrival of the boat they found the vessel was the steamer North Gwalia, of London, laden -with...
On the llth August last, the barque William Bromham, of Glouces- ter, when running for the harbour of Aber- dovey, in tow of a steam-tug, ran aground on the bar at the entrance of the river, the wind being from W.S.W., and the sea rough at...
— Early on the morning of the 16th March a N.E.
wind increased to a moderate gale, and at about 9 A.M. a telephone message was received from the Docks stating that three fishing cobles were in difficulties off Souter Point,...
On the 14th September the strong W.S.W.
wind, which had been blowing at Brid- lington, increased towards sunset to a strong gale. At about 7.30 P.M. it was reported that some of the fishing cobles trawling in the vicinity...
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT WALTON AND FRINTON JANUARY 19TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. In the early morning flares were seen burning about half a mile north of the pier at Walton, close to the beach. Asouth-easterly gale was blowing, with...
North Sunderland, and Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 10.10 on the morning of the 15th of February, 1951, several local fishing boats were seen in difficulties making for North Sun- derland harbour in a heavy swell and a light easterly...
Again on the 27th October were the noble life-boat Bradford, and her consort, the steamer Aid, taken out on their mission of mercy. This time it was in response to signals of distress from the barque Emilie, of Swinemunde, which had drifted...