West Division Marooned on dolphin THE DLA of Morecambe lifeboat station was informed by Liverpool Coastguard at 1625 on Sunday October 17, 1982, that a board sailor was in difficulties in Half Moon Bay, near Heysham. Maroons were fired at...
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New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 2.25 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1949, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a message had been received from the Llandudno coast- guard that a yacht bound for Liverpool was making heavy weather....
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At about 5.30 P.M. on the llth January, 1939, a message was received from the South Docks that a vessel close to the shore was burning red flares. A N.N.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and snow showers. The...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — On the afternoon of the 19th August the signalman reported that two boats were in distress between the pier and-Chapman light, off Canvey Island. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain....
JULY 17TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A cable layer had struck a mine, but patrol boats picked up the survivors. - Rewards, £ 5 5 s ..
JUNE 5TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea and was on fire, but an air-sea rescue boat passed the life-boat on the way.- Rewards. £3 3s. 6d..
THE Life-boat Station at Pakefield, in Suffolk, which was established in 1840, was closed last year, and the Service Boards which hung in the Boat-house will find a permanent and honoured place in Pakefield Church, where a special service...
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To ALEXANDER W. DICKSON, on his retire- ment, after serving for 12J years as coxswain and 5J years as bowman of the St. Abbs life- boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To HENRY PETERS, on his...
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READER INSPIRATION: WORDS
I am a member of a writers’ group. Recently we were asked to write about a lighthouse. It brought me back to my childhood when I was always fascinated by the man in the lighthouse. Those times have passed...
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JANUARY 31ST. - BLYTH, NORTH-UMBERLAND. At about 12.25 P.M. the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had capsized outside the piers. She was H.M. Minesweeper Unicity, with a crew of fifteen.
A light N.E. wind was blowing,...