Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1958, the honorary secretary received a message that a yacht was dismasted and in difficulties off Avon- wen beach. The South Caernarvon- shire Yacht...
Ramsgate, Kent.—1st May. A yacht had capsized, but a motor boat picked up the crew.—Rewards, £4 8s..
Worthing, Sussex. At 3.45 p.m. on 8th September, 1964, the beach inspector's office informed a crew member that a yacht had capsized half a mile off west Worthing. Less than four minutes later the inshore rescue boat was launched in a...
Dover, Kent. At 2.40 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1959, the eastern arm signal station reported that the Polish yacht Polonia was in difficul- ties in the Camber with ten men aboard.
The Dover Harbour Board tug...
Salcombe, Devon. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 27th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties a mile and a half west of Bolt Head. The life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse was...
AUGUST 11TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.
At 12.58 in the morning, the police reported that a yacht which had put out at one o’clock on the previous afternoon, had not returned.
She had five on board. A...
20 March: Lymington and Yarmouth Five people onboard a 12m yacht, Sea Jay IV, called for help when her mast collapsed and went overboard after catastrophic gear failure in high winds off Hurst Castle. Lymington...
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Falmouth, Cornwall.—1st June, 1938.
The Porthoustock coastguard had reported that a small yacht, with three men on board, had been blown out to sea from the Helford River. A strong W. by N. gale was blowing, with a very...
JULY 20TH. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.
A sailing yacht had been dismasted, but there was no danger to life and the lifeboat helped the yacht to Crinan. - Property salvage case..
At 9.52 p.m. on 6th August, 1966, a yacht with two people aboard was reported in difficulties off Fort Albert. At 10.6 the life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe was launched. The tide was flooding.
There was a westerly wind...