Clovelly, Devon. — At 9.14 in the morning of the 13th of August, 1948, the Lundy and Hartland coastguards reported a yacht to the south-east of Lundy Island which appeared to be in difficulties, and the motor life-boat City of Nottingham was...
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — At 4.56 in the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1949, the Kildonan coastguard tele- phoned that a motor yacht was in danger in Brodick Bay, Arran, She had run short of petrol and lost her dinghy. The life-boat City...
Tynemoutb, Northumberland.—At 7.12 in the evening of the 20th of Sep- tember, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a sailing yacht, then two miles to the south-east, was drifting towards Frenchman's Point. The life-boat Tynesider, the...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 7.40 on the morning of the 12th of July, 1952, information was received from the Needles coastguard that a yacht was aground on the north-west part of Shingles Bank. The life-boat S. G. E.
was...
Weymouth, Dorset. — At 4.3 on the afternoon of the 5th of September, 1952, news was sent by the Portland coastguard through the Wyke Regis coastguard that a yacht was burning red flares about five miles south-south- west of Portland Bill. A...
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 3.20 in the afternoon on the 20th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned to say that a small yacht was in distress in Pegwell Bay. The two men on board were waving an oar with a flag attached.
At 3.28...
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.— At 8.50 on the evening of the 17th of June, 1951, the life-boat motor mec- hanic reported that he had seen a yacht, apparently in distress, on the north side of the River Ribble. At 9.5 he said the yacht was...
Selsey, Sussex.—At 10.0 on the morning of the 28th of August, 1951, a life-boat launcher said he had seen a yacht anchored about three miles off Selsey. She was flying a flag at half mast. There was a steamer near her, but it did not go to...
Lynmoutb, Devon.—At about 7.30 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a motor yacht was seen flying a distress signal.
A squally southerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The pulling and sailing life-boat Prichard Frederick...
TOW OF YACHT TAKEN OVER Ramsgate, Kent. At 10.5 on the night of the 13th June, 1963, the Deal coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Wheelsman had taken in tow the yacht Angela of Ramsgate, which had broken down...