THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRK.—While a whole gale from W.N.W. was raging, accompanied by a very heavy sea and rain, on the night of the 5th January, 1902, signals of distress were observed from the schooners Emma Louise and Elizabeth Miller, both...
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EASTBOURNE AND NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
—The P. & O. liner Oceana, which left London on the 15th March, with a large number of passengers, for Bombay, collided when off Beachy Head in the early morning of the 16th March...
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APRIL 1ST. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
About six o’clock in the morning the officer of the watch of H.M.S. Forte III telephoned that a vessel was ashore at Pendennis Castle Point. The tide was low, with a strong southeast wind...
CROMER, NORFOLK.—On the 1st March a N.E. gale was blowing with squalls of hail and snow. At about 6.30 P.M.
signals of distress were seen from the barque Lodore, of Liverpool, which was at anchor about four miles off. The...
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Ths beautiful setting of Longstock Water Gardens is set to raise funds for the RNLI. - View image in PDF
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HOLYHEAD.—On the 4th of April, 1886, at midnight, the schooner Lorn, of Lan- caster, bound from Wicklow for Liver- pool, showing signals of distress during a moderate gale from the S.W., the Thomas Fielden Life-boat put off to her assistance...
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Wednesday, 11th May, 1921.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS £. s. d.
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Persons rescued from shipwreck.
Fishing cobles of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into safety.
Sailing barge Melissa, of London. Ramsgate motor life-boat saved barge a n d...
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On the 14th September the Life-boat Dunleary was launched at 2.23 P.M. during a very strong S.S.W. gale to the assistance of two trawlers which were in difficulties in Dublin Bay. One vessel was named the Industry and the other the...
LOWESTOFT.—On the night of the 2nd November, 1861, the schooner Fly, of Whitby, was in a leaky state, and in danger of foundering near Lowestoft, in a heavy gale from the north. On her making signals of distress, the life-boat of the...
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