Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 7.25 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1960, Valentia radio station informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Ross Corr had broken down in the mouth of Ballinskelligs Bay. At 7.50 the life-boat Peter...
BROKEN CROSS-TREES Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 1.56 a.m. on igth July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Cork lightvessel had reported a yacht in distress near Cork sands. There was a slight sea with a gentle...
SWAM TO LAUNCH At 2.40 p.m. on 3ist August, 1964, the life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in response to a report that a naval launch with seven people on board was in difficulties in shallow...
HUNGER CALL At 1.15 p.m. on 2ist December, 1964, the chairman of the branch was asked by the manager of Radio Invicta, a wireless transmitting station on Redsand Towers, if the life-boat would take food to the radio station as no other...
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 2.39 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a whaler with a crew of six sea cadets was being carried by the ebb tide on to a lee shore off...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.36 on the afternoon of the 21st of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dismasted sailing boat had been reported off Bramble buoy andthat her crew of two were asking for help. The...
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.1 on the morn- ing of the 8th May, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht, the Ally Sloper, with two men aboard, was in difficulties three miles east of the North Goodwin light- vessel. At...
St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. At 7.20 on the evening of the 31st October, 1961, a Post Office official informed the honorary secretary that a local boat being used by their linesmen, who were engaged in repairing a telephone cable between St...
Amble, Northumberland - During the afternoon of loth August, 1966, the pleasure boat Kathleen was reported overdue. The life-boat Millie Walton left her moorings at 4.56 p.m. in a gale force westerly wind and a rough sea. It was low water....
Ilfracombe, Devon - At 8.30 p.m.
on 8th June, 1967, it was seen that peopleon board a cabin cruiser drifting off Capstone Hill were signalling for assistance.
The life-boat Lloyd's II was launched at 9...