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The Selsey coxswain saw an airman crash nearly a mile out at sea. He summoned the crew at once, and the life-boat rescued the airman just twenty minutes after he came down. Fifteen minutes later he was safe ashore..
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Eliza, of Middlesborough
On the! 6th December, the. brig Eliza, of Middlesboroxigh, was driven on the bar at the Tees' mouth. The Institution's life-boat at Seaton-Carew was soon launched, and proceeded through a high sea to the aid of her crew, 7 in number,...
Fishing Cobles
The motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched at 11.30 A.M. on the 29th July, as four fishing cobles were out and a moderate gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The life-boat found the first coble about two and a half...
Widgeon II
Margate, Kent. — At 7.41 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was aground on Margate Sands. At 7.50 the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11} was launched. The sea was slight, there was a...
A Fishing Boat
Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford.—At 8.20 on the evening of the 23rd of August, 1956, a telephone message was received that a fishing boat had been driven ashore on the Great Keragh, and that a man and a woman had waded in from her. At 8.30 the...
Flamingo
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 5.55 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a motor launch appeared to have broken down one mile south-east of the pier. One of her crew of three was waving an oar, and at 6.17...
Elaine Therese
FRENCH FISHING BOAT DRIFTING FOR TWO DAYS Weymouth, Dorset.—At 4.10 in the morning of the 18th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported that distress signals were being made seventeen miles south- east of Weymouth, and that Niton Radio Station...
Yacht Winifred
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 1.54 on the afternoon of the 10th of May, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that a barge had broken down off the harbour and that her steering gear had been carried away. At two o'clock the life-boat Rosa...
A Rowing Boat
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.40 on the after- noon of the 21st of August, 1955, the piermaster of the East Pier rang up to say that a rowing boat with four men and a woman on board was in difficulties about one and a half miles off shore. Eight...
Keolin
Margate, Kent.—At 6.33 on the morn- ing of the 4th of September, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that he had seen a sailing yacht in a dangerous position on Hook Sands. At 7.5 the life-boat North Foreland Civil Service ATo. 11 was...