SAILING DINGHY FOUND AFTER SEARCH Girvan, Ayrshire. At 6.30 on the evening of the 28th April, 1962, a member of the Girvan yacht club informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy with two young men on board was overdue from a...
TWO PEOPLE FOUND ASLEEP IN YACHT Rhyl, Flintshire. At 10.5 on the night of the 12th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored between the Welchman and Dee buoys and that there seemed to be no sign of...
DUTCH COASTER AGROUND IN GALE Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 12.30 early on the morning of the 20th December, 1962, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that a Dutch coaster was burning flares and was drifting towards the...
THREE LIFE-BOAT CALLS IN FOUR HOURS Moelfre, Anglesey. At 1.20 on the afternoon of Friday, August 23rd, 1963, the Moelfre coastguard reported that an 8-foot punt with two on board was in serious difficulties four and a half miles south-south...
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.5 on the afternoon of the 21st of February, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Mid-Barrow light- vessel had reported that a cabin cruiser appeared to be aground two miles...
Swanage, Dorset. At 5.57 on the evening of the 17th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Anvil Point lighthouse keeper had seen a yacht with a dinghy astern drifting to the westward, with the yacht's...
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assistance whenever and wherever it is needed.' There followed two unusual presentations to Coxswain Len Patten.
The first was a spare pair of gleaming propellers from the Bitterne and Woolston Round Table and the...
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Determination saves boy's life The life of a ten year old boy was saved in May thanks to the determination and cooperation of Cullercoats lifeboat crew and lifeguard Chris Heaney - earning them all a Letter of Appreciation from the...
RescUe Here is just a handful of incidents from around the uK and Roi to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. see pages 20–27 for rescues marked and page 13 for a roundup of lifeguard activity....
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