SEPTEMBER 18TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A fishing boat had been seen with her mast damaged and making heavy weather, but she had no one on board. - Rewards, £6 8s. 9d..
FEBRUARY 6TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. The Dutch motor vessel Gerco had run ashore, but she was in no immediate danger and her crew refused to leave her. - Rewards, £18 4s..
OCTOBER 30TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE. A steamer had been reported drifting towards the shore near Duncansbay, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, £27..
In the four years and nine months of war our life-boats have rescued 5661 lives, and have won 204 medals for gallantry..
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Exmouth, Devon. — About two o'clock in the early morning of the 6th of July, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat appeared to be aground on the Maer Rocks, but no distress signals were being made and a private motor boat had...
TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER DRIFTING ON TO ROCKS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 5.58 on the afternoon of the 7th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in need of help in Newbiggin Bay, and...
Canoeists rescued in unseasonal Force 9 gale The two kayaks which got into trouble off Achill Island in the early afternoon of 20 May 2002 were perhaps unlucky to experience such unseasonal weather. With visibility down to one mile, in rough...
The wind on the 12th April suddenly increased to the strength of a gale, and the sea became very heavy, when the fishing cobles were at sea. As their return would be attended with considerable risk to'those on board, the Life-boat was...
Shortly be- fore midnight on the 18th-19th March flares were observed about three miles to the north of the Winterton station, and the crew of the No. 2 Life-boat were promptly mustered. There was a strong S. by E. breeze with a heavy ground...
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 9.10 on the night of the 6th of December, 1952, the harbour master reported that he had seen flares about four miles east of Clogher Head pier, and at 9.50 the life-boat George and Caroline Ermen was launched....