THREE CANOES IN DISTRESS Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—During the afternoon of the 3rd of May, 1947, three young men, visitors, got into diffi- culties while out in canoes off Colwell Bay. One of the three canoes got ashore safely; another...
FISHGUARD.—While a heavy gale was blowing from the S.E. with a rough sea and snow on the afternoon of the 12th January, signals of distress were shown by the smack Prosperity and ketch Mercy, both of Carnarvon, which were riding at anchor in...
Ll Cdr Brian Miles, the RNLI's director, accepts a cheque for £250.000 from Charles Hunter-Pease (left), sales and marketing director for Volvo Concessionaires Ltd.. - View image in PDF
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At 9.45 on the evening of the 1st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Longstone lighthouse-keeper had reported that a vessel had hove to on or near...
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Volume L Number 497 Lifeboat Services.
Fraserhurgh: When a job needs doing, by Georgette Purches.
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PENZANCE. — The brigantine Jeune Hortense, of Nantes, bound from Brest for Fowey, in ballast, dragged her anchors during a heavy ground sea on the 17th May, and drove ashore on the Eastern Green just under the Long Rock. The Dora Life-boat...
Sub-zero escort THE 445-TON CARGO VESSEL Mare, of Honduras, on route from Rotterdam to Dundalk with a cargo of iron ore, ran into difficulties on the night of January 12, 1987 when her load shifted and she developed a 20 to 30 degree list,...
Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—On the morning of the 10th of January, 1951, the Gourdon fishing fleet was overtaken by a south-south-easterly gale with a very rough sea. As the harbour en- trance was dangerous the life-boat crew were assembled in...
Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 24th of April, 1950, the Holyhead coastguard telephoned that a trawler in Moelfre Bay was flying a signal asking for a boat to stand by her. At 2.15, therefore, the life-boat G.W....
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 2.36 on the morning of the 13th of December, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the coaster Sir James, of London, which had a crew of five, was sheltering in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, but was dragging her...