New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 2.55 in the afternoon, on the 27th of July, 1951, the Wallasey Police telephoned a report that five people had been cut off by the tide on the North Bank.
Two beach patrolmen were swimming out and...
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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...
During a moderate S.S.E. gale and a heavy sea on the 12th March a telephone message was received from Scurdy Ness Light- house stating that there were three small fishing boats in the Bay in considerable danger, as the sea was too heavy on...
Exciting scenes were witnessed at Scarborough on the 13th December, when the Life-boat Queensbury was launched to the assist- ance of some fishing cobles. "When the cobles put to sea the weather was moderately fine, but as the morning...
The Lowestoft steam drifter Charter, wrecked on January 7th, 1933. The Salcombe Motor Life-boat stood by, but the crew got ashore unaided.. - View image in PDF
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North Sea Hurricane FORCE 9-10 north north east wind; rough sea with a heavy swell; low water; visibility down to about a half to one mile on an overcast morning with frequent hail and snow squalls; Flamborough lifeboat already at sea...
IT was stated in the first Number of this Journal, that it would be published monthly, or occasionally, as circumstances might point out, and that it would be sold at the lowest possible price that would cover the expense of paper and...
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Ilfracombe, Devon.—Shortly before 6 P.M. on the 3rd September, 1939, information was received from the police that a small boat was in difficulties outside the breakers in Woollacombe Bay. A squally W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy...
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