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Magne

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

NOVEMBER 20TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.

At 11.10 A.M. a steamer was seen to be aground on Robin Rigg Bank, about five miles north of Maryport. A W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. Visibility was very bad. At 11...

Insight

Date: Autumn 2007

Volume: 60

Issue: 582

rescue Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from 2007 from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. See pages 20–27 for rescues marked . 1 freeD frOm rOPeS aS water riSeS A...

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Eden

Date: February 1883

Volume: 12

Issue: 127

TORQUAY.—About 9 P.M. on the 5th November, during a W.N.W. gale, it was reported that signals of distress were being shown by a vessel in the offing. The Mary Brundret Life-boat was launched, and on reaching the vessel, which was about...

A Boat

Date: Autumn 2003

Volume: 59

Issue: 566

Disaster averted at Whitby When two lifeboatmen at Whitby station spotted a small boat heading seawards one afternoon in January 2003, they knew the crew of three were putting their lives at riskHelmsman John Pearson and Mechanic Glenn...

An Ex-Naval Picket Boat

Date: October 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 343

ENGINE-ROOM FLOODED Selsey, Sussex.—At 2.35 in the after- noon of the 20th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported a boat in distress between the eastern entrance to Chichester Harbour and Wittering Beach. A moderate south-westerly breeze...

An American Shooting Star Trainer Aircraft

Date: Winter 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 364

Margate, Kent.—At 3.26 on the after- noon of the 20th of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that two local fishermen reported seeing an American Shooting Star trainer air- craft crash about three miles north- east of Margate pier. At...

Caragh

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Islay, Inner Hebrides. At 11.55 on the night of the 3rd July, 1961, the honorary secretary, while listening to his radio on the trawler wave band,heard a distress call from the yacht Caragh, stating that she was dragging her anchors over the...

Star of Hope

Date: February 1890

Volume: 14

Issue: 155

WEXFORD.—At about 6 o'clock on the morning of the 18th October, 1889, the Life-boat Ethel Eveleen was launched, intelligence having been received that a vessel was aground on the Dogger Bank.

A strong gale was blowing...

Polar Prince

Date: December 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 336

Cullercoats, Northumberland.—Shortly before 6 A.M. on the 23rd August, 1938, the Seaton Sluice coastguard reported a trawler ashore just south of St.

Mary's Island. A gentle southerly breeze was blowing, with a slight...

Rowallen Castle

Date: September 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 393

Penlee, Cornwall. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 15th of June, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed that a man on board the motor vessel Rowallen Castle, of London, which was expected to arrive in Mounts Bay at midnight,...