Cromer, Norfolk.—During the early part of the evening of the 23rd of Sep- tember, 1957, the weather was becom- ing steadily worse, and as there were several local fishing boats at sea the no. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg was launched at seven...
DECEMBER 10TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 6.10 in the evening the naval control informed the life-boat coxswain that H.M.S. tug Leigh was sending out an SOS signal. The night was very dark and cold, with a south-east gale blowing and a...
Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 12.30 in the morning, on the 30th of April, 1950, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned that flares had been seen off Onchan Head.
At 12.45 the life-boat Millie Walton was launched in a thick fog with a...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.34 on the evening of the 20th of July, 1951, the coastguard reported a yacht aground off the East Pier. At 7.42 the life- boat Prudential left her moorings.
The sea was smooth with a light easterly...
Coxswain Walter Pestell, of Palling, Norfolk, who died on 25th February, at the age of eighty-five, joined the Palling Life-boat Crew at the age of eighteen.
Six years later, in 1870, he was appointed Coxswain, and served...
Category: Obituaries
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 7.25 p.m. on I3th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed that a boy had fallen 190 feet on Great Ormes Head.
At 7.35 the IRB launched in light airs and a calm sea. The tide was...
OCTOBER 29TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
During the afternoon three local fishing boats in Eyemouth Bay were seen making for harbour in a strong N.E. gale, with a very heavy sea, and the motor life-boat Frank and William...
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PORTHDINLLAEN.—The schooner City of Bangor, of Bangor, was seen riding heavily at her anchors in Porthdinllaen Bay during a heavy N.E. gale, at about 9 A.M.
on the 28th October. In reply to her signals of distress the...
HUNSTANTON.—The Life-boat Licensed Victualler put off at noon on the 17th May in a rough sea and a strong N.N.W.
breeze, a vessel having been reported in distress. The vessel proved to be the brig Amelie, of Frederickstadt,...