Several of the fishing cobles were overtaken by a strong N.E. gale and rough sea on the 16th March when out attending to their crab pots. As it was seen that the cobles were in danger a steam trawler, which was in the Roads, pro- ceeded to...
Cave campers swamped Six cave campers at Tenby were taken by surprise in the early hours of 5 August, when the tide came in and washed their possessions away. They retreated further into the cave, but soon found themselves in deep water....
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NORTH DEAL.—While a moderate gale from N.N.W. was blowing, with a very heavy sea, on the morning of the 16th May, a boat, containing a lieutenant, five blue jackets and a marine, belonging to H.M.S. Research lying at anchor in the Downs, was...
HARTLEPOOL. — The schooner Peter Brown, of Montrose, bound from Leith for London, was seen to strike the Beacon Bocks on the evening of the 3rd November, and to show immediately two flares.
The Hartlepool No. 2 Life-boat...
NEWQUAY, CARDIGANSHIRE. — The schooner Industry, of Aberystwyth, bound from Bristol for Newquay with a general cargo showed signals of distress while at anchor in a dangerous position in the bay, during a strong N.W. gale on the morning of...
Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...
Ramsey, We of Man.—At 8.40 in the evening of the 8th of September, 1948, the coastguard reported that the yacht Seamew, of Ramsey, with a crew of two, had left for Douglas that afternoon and had not arrived. The motor life- boat Lady...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 8.15 on the morning of the 10th of February, 1953, it was reported that the local fishing boat Good Fellowship was bound for North Sunderland from Blyth, with a crew of four, and was then east of Newton....
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 9.15 on the night of the 17th of June, 1950, the coastguard reported that the motor vessel Glamis, of Dundee, four miles to the northward, had wirelessed for a doctor. At 9.32, with the honorary secretary, Major E. Peter...