Walmer, Kent - At 3.15 a.m. on 3Oth July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht dragging her anchor about half a mile offshore was bearing down on another yacht. She was drifting northwards towards Brake Sands. The life-boat Charles Dibden (Civil...
MAY 14TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN.
A yacht had got into difficulties, but was able to go on her way without help. - Rewards, £15 Is..
YACHT'S CREW TAKE TO DINGHY New Brighton, Cheshire. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 9th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had foundered off Harrison drive and that her crew had taken to a...
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. At 1.55 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting towards North Stack. An easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
Plymouth, Devon. — 9th April. A yacht was overdue, and the life-boat searched for her, but could not find her, as she had no lights. The owner sent a letter of thanks and a donation.— Rewards, £9 Is..
APRIL 1ST. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A small yacht, with three men on board, was in distress in a gale, but the men were rescued by a fishing smack. - Rewards, £8 9s.
(See Sheerness, “ Services by Shore-boats,”...
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Air crash search THE station honorary secretary of Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour) was alerted by Lee-on-Solent Coastguard MRSC at 1105 on April 30, 1987 with news of a crashed aircraft, down in East Solent near Horse Sand...
25th Octo- ber. A yacht had been reported to be in distress, but as a steamer was standing by and a tug was on its way, the life-boat was recalled shortly after leaving.—Rewards, £7 15*. 6d..
Putting training into practice The crew atWeston-super-Mare were training in the Atlantic 75 lifeboat Coventry and Warwickshire on 8 June when they diverted to a real shout. A crew of five on a yacht requested assistance because of engine...