At midnight on the 12th November it was reported that a vessel had gone on the Long Bock. The Life-boat's crew were summoned, and the boat proceeded to the vessel and brought ashore her crew of three men. She proved to be the schooner...
Another vessel went ashore on the same sands during a gale from the S.W. on the 1st February. The Lcetitia went off to her, but on arriving alongside, it was discovered that she had been abandoned by her crew.
The men,...
At 8 A.M. on the 10th January eleven of the fishing cobles belonging to Filey put to sea for the purpose of hauling their lines.
Although there was no wind a heavy north-easterly sea was making and when they were about to...
APPLEDORE, DEVONSHIRE. — While the ketch Sylph, of Bideford, was bound for that port with a cargo of coal on the 15th April, she stranded on the South Tail and showed signals of distress. In response, the Life-boat Jane Hannah MacDonald was...
AGAIN this year, as two years ago, the organizers of the Marine and Small Craft Exhibition, which is held at the Agri- cultural Hall, Islington, very kindly gave the Institution a free site at the Exhi- bition. Here the Institution showed a ...
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The Motor Life-boat of the South Holland Life-boat Society stationed at Hook of Holland.. - View image in PDF
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The motor fishing boat Fortunatus went out fishing early in the morning of the 3rd May.
She had not returned by 9.30 A.M., and as a strong E.N.E. wind was blowing, and the sea was rising and breaking at the harbour entrance...
HILBRE ISLAND, CHESHIRE —It having been reported that some of the boats engaged in cockle-fishing were in a dangerous position on the West Hoyle bank on the 2nd May, the Life-boat Admiral Briggs was launched at 4.25 P.M., and in two trips...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the morning of the 4th July, the coastguard reported a yacht, six miles S.S.E. from Woody Point, dismasted, and making towards Culver. A moderate S.W.
gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. A...
The first process. Dividing a crook for stems. It weighed 5 tons and the tree was about 200 years old.. - View image in PDF
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