Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.8 p.m.
on 26th August, 1965, a yacht was reported to have capsized off Westcliffe swimming pool. At 2.9 the IRB launched in a gentle to moderate south-westerly breeze and rough sea. She came up...
Ramsgate, Kent.—1st May. A yacht had capsized, but a motor boat picked up the crew.—Rewards, £4 8s..
Worthing, Sussex. At 3.45 p.m. on 8th September, 1964, the beach inspector's office informed a crew member that a yacht had capsized half a mile off west Worthing. Less than four minutes later the inshore rescue boat was launched in a...
Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1958, the honorary secretary received a message that a yacht was dismasted and in difficulties off Avon- wen beach. The South Caernarvon- shire Yacht...
Salcombe, Devon. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 27th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties a mile and a half west of Bolt Head. The life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse was...
At 9.52 p.m. on 6th August, 1966, a yacht with two people aboard was reported in difficulties off Fort Albert. At 10.6 the life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe was launched. The tide was flooding.
There was a westerly wind...
Hythe, Kent.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th August the life-boat station received a request for the motor life-boat Viscountess Wakefield to make a search for a small yacht which had put out at 3 P.M., but had not returned. Theweather was fine and...
SUFFERING FROM EXPOSURE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 3.20 p.m. on ist August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a yacht had been dismasted two miles north-east of Moelfre Island and at 3.27 the life-boat Watkin Williams was launched with the...
NOBODY ON BOARD Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 7.45 a.m. on 6th December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Cork lightvessel had reported a yacht drifting about a quarter of a mile southwest of the lightvessel,...
JULY 20TH. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.
A sailing yacht had been dismasted, but there was no danger to life and the lifeboat helped the yacht to Crinan. - Property salvage case..