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TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH FOULED PROPELLER Aberdeen. At 11.10 on the night of the 4th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen three to four miles east-south-east of Gregness. The life-boat W...
Annie
Large flares were seen in the direction of Middle Scroby Sand at 4 a.m. on the 5th December. The No. 1 Lifeboat Covent Garden was at once launched, proceeded to the sand, and found the schooner Annie, of Wick, bound from London for Peterhead...
Helen Hutchnson
During a, strong W.N.W. gale with heavy sea on the 28th January the schooner Helen Hutcliesou, of Peterhead, at anchor in the Roadstead, showed signals of distress after an unsuccessful attempt by the vessel's crew to land in their own...
Pioneer
Shortly after midnight on the 19th March, during very rough weather, the schooner Pioneer, of Peterhead,came into the South Bay and anchored. As it was feared that her anchors might drag, a close watch was kept upon her. At about 5.30 A.M. a...
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary C. 617
Peterhead, and Fraserburgh, Aberdeen- shire.—Shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning of the llth of December, 1948, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary C. 617, bound with stores from Invergordon to Rosyth, wirelessed to Wick Radio that she was...
Anne, of Plymouth
On the 14th September, the brig Anne, f Plymouth, and the schooner Betsey, of Peterhead, during a heavy gale from the S.W., were compelled to anchor in an unsafe position near Holy head; on the 15th, the wind shifting, they dragged their...
The Herring Boat Concord
Shortly after midnight on the 8-9th August, the Coxswain was informed by the Coastguard that a fishing-boat was ashore on the rocks behind Keith Inch.
There was a heavy sea running with a strong N.W. breeze at the time, and...
Watchful
PROPELLER FOULED BY FISHING NET Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At mid- night on the 17th of October, 1947, it was learned that the motor fishing boat Watchful had not returned, and at 9.40 next morning the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry, of...
Raphael Gabrielle
BELGIAN TRAWLER AGROUND Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Information was received from the coastguard at 7.8 on the evening of Friday the 6th September, 1963, that the 54-ton Belgian trawler Raphael Gabrielle, loaded with fish, was aground a...
Ebro
MARCH 18TH. - FRASERBURGH, AND PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. Just before nine o’clock in the evening the coastguard at Kinnaird Head reported that a white rocket had been seen off Rattray Head, and at 9.20 the Fraserburgh motor life-boat John...