GOURDOR, JOHNSHAVEN, MONTROSE AND ARBROATH. — A strong gale suddenly sprung up on the east coast of Scotland on the morning of the 6th January and the fishing fleets were compelled to return as quickly as possible to the...
CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—The barque Beaconsfield, of Brammen, laden with teak from Rangoon for Greenock, via Falmouth, stranded on the ridge inside North Bock in a strong S.S.W. breeze and a rough sea on the 9th April. She fired signals of...
GREENCASTLE, LONDONDERRY.—Signals of distress having been shown by a vessel on the TODS Bank, while the wind was blowing half a gale from the S.S.W., with a heavy sea, the Life-boat temporarily placed here while the Mary Beckwith was being...
READERS of The Lifeboat know that oil has on various occasions been used with great effect in calming the rough water round a shipwrecked vessel. A paper on its value was read by the Chief Inspector of Life-boats at the International...
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During a strong W.S.W. breeze with heavy sea on the 12th August, a man put off in a small rowing-boat, but got into diffi- culties, and was seen drifting with the tide rapidly towards the Gorton Sands.
His signals of...
At 3.45 P.M. on j the 15th January information was j received that a schooner was ashore on the West Tongue Sands requiring assistance. The No. I Life-boat Eliza Harriet was launched, and on arriving at the Sands, found the schooner Beussite...
Douglas, Isle of Man.—On the afternoon of the 20th March, 1939, a whole gale sprang up from the N.W., bringing with it a heavy sea. A watch was kept for the local fishing smack Mannin, which was at sea. As nothing had been seen of her by 3 P...
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—The motor life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at 4 P.M. on the 2nd August to the help of the fishing boat Hyperion, with a crew of five, which was in difficulties owing to engine trouble. A moderate S.E. wind was...
Going to the rescue of the barge Norseman on March 15th, 1937. - View image in PDF
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Holy Island, Northumberland. — On the morning of the 25th March the coastguard reported that a small boat belonging to the tug Dunelm, with a boy on board, was drifting seawards from the harbour. A N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea...