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Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.10 A.M. on the 15th September, 1938, the coastguard reported a vessel aground on Newcome Sands. The motor life-boat Agnes Cross was launched at 4.40 A.M.
A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, and the...
Seafarer
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 5.15 on the morning of the 6th of December, 1959, the local fishing fleet began to leave harbour for the fishing grounds.
During the morning the weather de- teriorated considerably, and by 12.30...
Civil Service Life-Boat Fund
AT the annual meeting of the Committee of this Fund, held on the 17th of January, and presided over by Mr. "W. H. HAINES, Chief Clerk of the House of Lords, Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, the Honorary Secretary, reported that the number of...
Category: Meetings
Sir William Martin, J.P., F.S.A. (Scot.), Late Organizing Secretary for Scotland
Sir Will'""' Martin.
The Committee of Management, the Staff of the Institution and the many friends of the Life-boat Service in Scotland, learnt with very deep regret of the death of Sir William Martin, on...
Category: Obituaries
Two Dinghies
Three boats TWO DINGHIES in difficulties were reported to the honorary secretary of Wicklow lifeboat station at 1655 on Monday April 16. The first dinghy, with two adults and five children on board, was a mile south of the lifeboat station...
Plumgarth
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. — At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the Scarweather Lightvessel had reported a tug one mile east of the lightvessel making S.O.S. signals. The life-boat William...
Fishing Vessels (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 1st of October, 1952, the life-boat bowman, reported that the wind had freshened, causing a heavy sea and swell. The local fishing vessels were at sea, and at 10.0 the No. 1 life- boat Mary...
Alderney Queen
OCTOBER 10TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.
About 5 A.M. red flares were seen N.W. of Skokholm Island and reported to the life-boat authorities by the naval officer at Milford Haven. A W.S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough se The...
Four Attempts to Go Alongside Yawl
ON the morning of the 1st June, 1961, Mr. E. R. Copeman, the honorary sec- retary of the Teesmouth branch, was travelling with his wife on the coast road towards Redcar when his wife noticed a yacht close inshore in broken water. Mr. Copeman...
Category: Services
Bow Over Stern and Floats Upsidedown (Lower Inset)
She capsizes bow over stern and floats upsidedown (lower insetkinti! the crew activate the inflatable ba. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs