FLASHING LIGHT Longhope, Orkney. At 3.30 a.m. on I5th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a quick flashing light that appeared to be travelling westwards had been observed half a mile off Cantick Head...
STRUCK REEF St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 4 a.m.
on 28th May, 1965, Niton radio reported that the motor vessel La Salle of Monrovia had struck a reef about two miles north of Lihou Island. The life-boat Lloyd's, on...
HELICOPTER THERE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 2.55 p.m. on i6th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Lligwy. At 3.5 the life-boat Watkin Williams launched in a gentle south-westerly...
CREW SEASICK At 12.42 p.m. on 26th June, 1965, the coastguard reported that the coaster S.S.
Crichtown was towing a small motor cruiser north of Whitby Buoy. At i.io a further message was received requesting the life-boat...
TOWING TROUBLES Ilfracombe, North Devon. At 8.50 p.m. on 5th June, 1965, a small boat, four miles west of Bull Point, was reported by the coastguard to be in need of assistance. The life-boat Robert and Phemia Brown was launched at 9...
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 10.30 p.m. on I2th June, 1965, the coxswain was told that a vessel was burning red flares in Perwick Bay. The life-boat Edward Z. Dresden on temporary duty at the station set out in thick fog at 11.15 in a...
Happisburgh, Norfolk. At 6.45 p.m.
on i2th June, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with three people on board would capsize if her crew attempted to beach her. At 7.7 the IRB launched in...
Plymouth, Devon. At 10.13 p.m.
on 16th July, 1965, Breakwater Fort reported seeing a small boat flashing distress signals south of Mewstone. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out at 10.29 i° a light...
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 7.43 p.m. on 4th July, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small motor boat with two men on board was overdue and that further inquiries were being made. In the meantime the coxswain and...
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At approximately 4.17 p.m. on 30th August, 1965, while the honorary secretary was watching a dinghy race, a sailing dinghy was capsized by a squall and her two occupants thrown into the water. The sailing club...