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Poole, Dorset. At 7.42 on the evening of the 27th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the yacht Yarinya was aground on a bank in South Deep in Poole harbour and was making water. At eight o'clock the life-boat...
Caister, Norfolk. At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a bather was in difficulties off Winterton beach. At 3.50 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched in a slight swell, with a...
Stromness, Orkneys. At 8.20 on the evening of the 29th of February, 1960, the coxswain was told that a fishing boat, with two men on board, was overdue from lobster fishing. The honorary secretary was then informed by the coastguard that a...
TOW FOR YACHT WITH TWO ABOARD Ilfracombe, Devon. At 11.50 on the night of the 20th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was flashing sos off Highveer Point, Lynmouth. There was a moderate breeze...
PARACHUTE FLARES SHOW YACHT IN DANGER Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 9.5 on the evening of the 2nd September, 1962, the honorary secretary received messages from the coast life-saving service and the civic guards that rockets and flares had...
CHANCE MEETING HELPS PLEASURE BOAT Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
At 11.20 a.m. on Friday the 16th of August, 1963, the Gorleston coastguard told the honorary secretary that a swimmer was in trouble at north beach,...
Torbay, Devon. At 4.23 on the after- noon of the 13th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Dutch motor vessel Anja of Foxhol was on fire five miles east of Start Point. The life-boat Lloyd's, on...
Girvan, Ayrshire. At one o'clock early on the morning of the 16th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had broken down because of a defect in her steering six miles north of Corsewall Point. A num- ber...
TRAPPED UNDER SAIL Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 3.45 p.m. on nth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized between Brean Down and Cable Beacon.
The life-boat Calouste...