Padstow, Cornwall. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the keeper of theTrevose Head lighthouse had reported a capsized boat with someone clinging to her...
KINGSDOWNE.—During a strong S.W.
breeze and hazy weather on the 29th December, signals of distress were shown from a vessel ashore on the Goodwin sands. The Kingsdowne Life-boat proceeded to her, and' found she was an...
SICK RADIO OPERATOR BROUGHT ASHORE Holyhead, Anglesey. At 4.3 on the afternoon of the 10th June, 1963, Holyhead coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Vives of London was near the breakwater end and needed help. The...
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Crew of five rescued ABERDEEN LIFEBOAT, the 52' Bamett Ramsay-Dyce, slipped her moorings at 1854 on Friday, March 12, and headed for Aberdeen Bay, after information had been received from HM Coastguard that MFV Karemma was broken down...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 9.30 in the morning of the 29th of November, 1947, the Runswick life-boat station telephoned that the motor fishing vessel Venus, of Whitby, had broken down oft Staithes and needed help. She was reported to be...
GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.—While a gale was blowing from the N.W., with a very rough sea on the morning of the 17th November, the smack Prosperity, of Carnarvon, was seen in the offing labouring against the wind, and shortly afterwards she showed a...
DECEMBER 24TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
Five men of a salvage firm were at work on the motor fishing boat Proficient, of Lowestoft, which was under Admiralty control and which, a few days before, had gone ashore ahout 400...
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FIFTY HELPERS TO LAUNCH LIFE-BOAT Hastings, Sussex. At 7.10 p.m. on Monday the 19th of August, 1963, the Fairlight coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties near the breakwater at Hastings....