Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland. — At 5.22 on the evening of the 5th of March, 1952, the Holy Island coastguard re- ported to the Holy Island life-boat station a message received from the North Sunderland life-boat station...
Frances Scott, honorary secretary of the Bournemouth branch, sailed to Swanage in his yacht Eulali to attend that station's centenary. On the return passage, when entering Poole Harbour, he saw a 14' skiff, Addio, which had capsized,...
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ALDEBURGH.—At 1.45 P.M. on the 8th June a message by telephone was received stating that a large steamer was aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was at that time in no danger, had no signals flying, and as the tide was flowing it was decided...
At 4.45 A.M. on the9th February, a telephone message was received from Collieston, stating that a vessel was ashore on Forvie Sands, about two miles to the north of Newburgh. The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 19 were immediately...
It was a dark and stormy night...
The Invergordon lifeboat Douglas Aikman Smith was launched just before midnight on 10 May 2002, following reports that two craft were overdue at Golspie, in winds of Force 5-6. Contact was...
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Shoreline member Sheila Donnelly hands over a turkey to Mr Slanton, the winner of the Easter draw organised b Sheila and her husband who run two shops at Childwall Fiveways and Broadgreen Hospital. Tickets, many of which were sold in the... - View image in PDF
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Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.35 on the morning of the 7th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Dutch motor vessel was leaking badly half a mile east of the North Goodwin lightvessel. At 7.5 the life-boat Michael and...
MAY 12TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.
A small yacht which had left the Cumberland coast for the Isle of Man was overdue, but got into Douglas without help. - Rewards, £9 1s..
WORKINGTON, CUMBERLAND. In the evening of the 17th May, a strong W.
wind, which had been blowing all day, suddenly developed into a heavy gale, and at 8.45 signals were shown by a small schooner, the General Cathcart, of...