HORNSEA, YORKSHIRE.—A new life-boat, on Mr. PEAKE'S design, has been placed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION at Horn- sea, in lieu of an old boat at that place, which was of an unwieldy and inferior construction, and in which the...
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 15th of June, 1956, the coxswain reported that a local lobster boat Carraig Airz was flying a distress signal off the Aran coast.
The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson...
FOLLOWING on the Barnett Twin-Screw Life-boat, and the Watson Cabin Life- boat, both Life-boats specially designed to be able to carry out services at a considerable distance from their Stations, the Institution has now designed another new...
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Barra Island, Isle of lewis. — 27th April, 1938. A R.A.F. machine had been reported as overdue, but the report was found to be only a test call by the R.A.F.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d..
Selsey, Sussex.—2nd June, 1939. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but another boat reached her first and picked up two of the crew.—Rewards, £15 13s. 6d..
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—6th August, 1939. A bather had been reported in difficulties by the pilots, but the ?ifeboat could find no sign of him. He was already drowned.—Rewards, £5 11*. 6d..
JULY 14TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but it was found on the beach.- Rewards, £3 5s. 6d..
SEPTEMBER 27TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINSHIRE.
A steamer had stranded, but her crew were rescued from the shore by the coastguard life-saving apparatus from Johnshaven. - Rewards, £25 15s. 6d..
MAY 22ND. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A British Spitfire aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was rescued by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £3 4s. 6d..
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 11.50 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1950, the coastguard passed on a message from Woolwich asking for help for a naval cutter four miles to the north- east of the Shipwash lightvessel. At five minutes past...