Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.19 on the night of the 28th of February, 1957, a message was received from the east pier that a vessel which had just leftthe harbour with a pilot boat in attendance was now sounding her siren and searching the...
Launching The Eastbourne Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
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THE Broughty Ferry, Angus, life-boat Mono, took part in an exercise on the 8th of December, 1955, in conjunction with helicopters, search aircraft and air-sea rescue launches. The main purpose was to investigate and exer- cise communications...
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ONT the 4th of September, 1956, the life-boat Jean Charcot, stationed at Molene and belonging to the Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufrages, overturned when being launched to go to the help of the yacht Mathan. Six of the crew were...
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Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About 6.0 in the evening, on the 22nd of July, 1951, the coxswain saw a small yacht making heavy weather on a northerly course and asked the Wal- ton-on-the-Naze coastguard to keep a watch on her. At 6.23 the coast...
Campbeltown Life-Boat at Sea. - View image in PDF
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Working the capstan at Hastings.. - View image in PDF
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SEPTEMBER 19TH. - BALTIMORE, CO.
CORK. During the morning a telephone message was received from Union Hall post office that a fishing boat was in difficulties.
A strong westerly breeze was blowing, with a...