CREW WERE SAFE Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 2.38 p.m. on yth August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Dinas Head in rough seas and a moderate to fresh west-southwesterly breeze. The tide was one...
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...
13th July. A small yacht had been reported in dis- tress, but it was found to be a lighted buoy which had drifted.—Rewards, £6 13s..
9th October. A motor yacht with .two small boats in tow needed help, and before the life-boat arrived it was given by two boats from Amble.—Rewards, £20 7s..
Fowey, Cornwall.—16th September.
A yacht got into difficulties, but was taken in tow by a motor boat.—Rewards, £2 12s. 6d..
Poole and Bournemouth, and Swanage, Dorset.—3rd July, 1937. A yacht had stranded, but her crew reached safety with help from the shore.—Rewards, Poole and Bournemouth, £19 13s. ; Swanage, £11 4s..
Cromer, Norfolk. At 3.17 on the afternoon of the 17th of August, 1959, the motor mechanic, who was in the boathouse, saw a yacht capsize half a mile off the slipway. The no. 1 life- boat Henry Blogg was launched im- mediately. She was manned...
JULY 30TH. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.
A small sailing yacht with three people on board was reported as missing, but she got in safely. - Rewards, £9 15s. 6d..
APRIL 27TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A small sailing yacht had gone ashore south-east of Donna Nook, but her crew got ashore. - Paid permanent crew..
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...