CEMAES, HOLYHEAD AND CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—Intelligence having been received at these Life-boat stations on the morning of the 19th July that a steamer was stranded near the West Mouse, the crews of the Life-boats were summoned, and the boats...
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CEMAES AND CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—The s.s. Cameroon, of Glasgow, bound from the Canary Islands for Liverpool, with passengers and a cargo of African produce, stranded on the rocks at Galanddu Point, near Wylfa Head, in foggy weather on the...
About 10 A.M. on the 21st February, the wind rose very suddenly bringing up a heavy sea. As there were thirteen of the fishing cobles out at the fishing ground, the fishermen on shore requested that the Life-boat might be launched, as they...
A severe gale having suddenly sprung up on the morning of the 31st October, all the fishing-cobles at once hastened back to port, but at 8.20 the Scarborough Coast- guard reported by telephone that a motor fishing-boat belonging to Scar-...
At 12.30 P.M.
on the 2nd December, when the fishing- boats were coming in from the fishing- ground, the sea was very high owing to the prevailing S.S.E. gale, and it was considered advisable to launch the Life- boat James...
Sixteen of the cobles belonging to Newbiggin were overtaken by a strong gale which sprang up from the E.S.E, on the morning of the 13th February. At 11 A.M. it was blowing a whole gale and the sea got very heavy. The cobles made for land,...
12th Septem- ber. A steamer had been in collision with another steamer, but did not need help.—Rewards, £16 17s. Qd..
The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched at 10.30 A.M. on the 6th December, in a moderate N.E. gale with a heavy sea, and escorted into safety four of the local fishing cobles which had been overtaken by the bad...
17th November. A steamer had lost her propeller, but she was taken in tow by a trawler.—Rewards, £18 14s..