Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 4.48 on the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Fulham VIII had reported that she had been in collision with the yacht Caribon and that the yacht'...
Three saved after 11 hour service to yachtcromer lifeboat 2nd Coxswain Billy Davies received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for saving the lives of three crew and their yacht after an eleven hour 1/etU *.
SEPTEMBER 20TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.
A north-north-west wind of hurricane force was blowing and the sea was very rough. It was thought advisable for the life-boat to put out, as many yachts, with their crews on board, were at...
Barrow, Lancashire. — On the morn- ing of the 31st of July, 1949, a strong west-south-west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 5.13 the Walney coastguard reported that a trawler had spoken to a motor yacht west of More- cambe Bay...
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 9th of August, 1952, the life-boat mechanic reported that a small sailing yacht appeared to be anchored a quarter of a mile to the east of the harbour entrance and was making signals...
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th of April.
1955. the life-boat coxswain reported that he had seen a yacht in Hilbre Swash and thought she would be in a dangerous position if the weather...
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1956, a message was received from Valentia radio that the Dutch motor vessel Stientje Mensinga had picked up the small yacht Julia ten miles north-east...
Cromer, Norfolk.—At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 22nd of July, 1957, the coxswain of the no. 2 life-boat received a message from the coastguard that a small boat was ashore five miles south-east of Cromer on Trimingham beach. The...
Girvan, Ayrshire. At six o'cJock on the evening of the llth of September, 1958, the coastguard at Portpatrick told the coxswain that cries for help had been heard by the coastguard at Kildonan. After further enquiries the life-boat...
Yacht in shoal water RED FLARES were sighted to seaward south of the harbour by Lowestoft Coastguard on the morning of April 13.
The honorary secretary, informed at 0448, gave instructions for maroons to be fired and the...