HAYLE, CORNWALL.—Whilst running for the harbour, on the evening of the 7th December, the ketch Minerva, of Bridgwater, bound from Hayle for Bristol with sand, and the steamer Bride, of Hayle, with coal and coke, struck on the western spit of...
Helmsman Alan Clarke of Hunstanton - a bar to the Bronze medal. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The new North Sunderland life-boat was named Grace Darling at the life- boat station at Seahouses on the 31st of July. Mr. H. E. B. Daniell, chair- man of the North Sunderland branch, took the chair. Lieut. E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., district...
Category: Inaugurations
St. David's Pembrokeshire - At 5.35 p.m. on 24th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man who was standing on a rock near South Bishop lighthouse was signalling for assistance. There was sailing dinghy in...
Saturday.—Life-boat Saturday — splendid institution—come now, you other chaps, fork out your subscriptions; Pee unfortunately left my parse at home (not that there's anything in it). Bat come, chuck 'em a copper—silver or gold will...
Category: Articles
WATCHMEN TAKEN OFF SHIPS WHEN HARBOUR IS FROZEN Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.50 on the morning of the 21st January, 1963, the honorary secretary received a telephone call from the agent of a number of shipping companies, several of whose...
On the night of the 10th June, signals from the Newarp, Cockle, and St.
Nicholas Lightships indicating a vessel in distress were observed from Caister.
The surf Life-boat Godsend was launched, and...
In the July issue of 'The Life-boat' it was reported that Mr. Bernard Hayman, Editor of Yachting World, had his new car registered YLA. To date Mr. Hayman seems to be the only admitted holder of such a registration among... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
J ANUARY 9 T H. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British Beaufighter aeroplane had been reported flying low and was thought to have hit the water, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £18 6s..
APRIL 20TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A Hudson aeroplane was reported to have crashed in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £10 18s..