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Fishing Cobles (1)

Date: February 1913

Volume: 22

Issue: 247

During a strong S.E. gale with a very heavy sea on the 21st March, the Life- boat Ada Lewis was launched to the assistance of twelve fishing cobles of New biggin, which had been overtaken while at sea by the gale. Two of the cobles were...

The S.S. Skarv (1)

Date: October 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 339

Blyth, and Newbiggin, Northumberland.

—On the 23rd December, 1938, the Blyth motor life-boat rescued three of the crew of the s.s. Skaru, of Sunderland.

The Newbiggin motor life-boat was also called...

A Trawler (1)

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

Fenit, Co. Kerry.—21st July, 1939.

The life-boat put out at 8.45 P.M. indense fog to the help of a trawler which was reported to have struck Sibyl Head and to be making for Blasket Sound in a sinking condition. Mr. T....

A Steamer (1)

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — 6th September, 1939. Information had been received that a steamer appeared to have blown up seven miles off Shoreham Harbour, but although the lifeboat made a wide search she found nothing.—Rewards, £7...

A Pinnace (1)

Date: April 1940

Volume: 31

Issue: 341

LERWICK'S 27 HOURS' SEARCH.

Lerwick, and Aith, Shetlands.—4th October, 1939. In the morning a Royal Air Force aeroplane came down on the sea about twenty-five miles N.E.

of the N.E. corner of...

A Trawler (1)

Date: September 1934

Volume: 29

Issue: 319

Thurso, Caithness-shire.— 13th June.

A trawler stranded on Briga Head in foggy weather, but got off without help.—Rewards, £5 3s. 6d..

A Small Boat (1)

Date: February 1935

Volume: 29

Issue: 321

— 9th November. Searched, without result, for a man in a small boat which had drifted away from a fishing smack.— Rewards, £14 Os. 6d..

An Aeroplane (1)

Date: February 1935

Volume: 29

Issue: 321

21st December. An aeroplane reported to have been lost in the fog came down safely in the Medway.— Rewards : Clacton, £16 19s.; Southend, £17 14s..

A Small Boat (1)

Date: October 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 331

Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—16th April.

A small boat with a crew of two had been reported drifting on to the rocks.

The boat had gone ashore and the men had been rescued before the life-boat arrived.—Rewards,...

A Steamer (1)

Date: December 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 332

Humber, Yorkshire. — 29th August.

Two steamers had collided. One foundered, but her crew were rescued by the other.—Permanent paid crew ; Rewards, 9s..