Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 11.25 on the night of the 23rd of June, 1955, the Skerries Sailing Club reported that the 17-feet yacht Deirdre, of Rush, with a crew of two, had left Rush at seven o'clock for Skerries, but wasnow drifting...
Glacton-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.51 on the evening of the 27th of September, 1956, the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a vessel was in need of help off no. 11 Barrow buoy. At 9.10 the Clacton life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring...
Helmsman Frank Dunster of Hayling Island. He joined the lifeboat crew in August 1974 having previously been connected with the Hayling Island Sea Rescue and Research Organisation. Frank was awarded a chairman's letter in 1978, a bronze... - View image in PDF
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As storms lashed our coasts last Christmas, a crew of sailors found themselves without engine or sail power – and drifting into the path of a 218m cruise liner …
When the Cowes lifeboat...
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DINGHIES IN TROUBLE At 11.50 a.m. on 7th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that three sailing dinghies had capsized seaward of the harbour and, with about 20 dinghies in the area, the safety boat escorting them would be...
APRIL DURING April life-boats were launched 26 times and rescued 22 lives.
THREE MEN RESCUED FROM SAILING BOAT Margate, Kent.—At 2.50 on the after- noon of the 1st of April, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that he had...
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THE occasional claims for property salvage made by members of life-boat crews sometimes lead to misunder- standing of both the law and practice in this matter, and mis-statements of fact are not infrequently made both publicly and privately....
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HOYLAKE. — The Life - boat Ooard William Squarey was launched at 11.28 M. on the 14th July in a strong gale from N.W. by W. and a very heavy sea, and proceeded to the yawl Sally, of Liverpool, reaching her at 12 o'clock. She was at...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. — On the morning of the 31st of August, 1952, it was reported that a small yacht had capsized between Black Rock Buoy and Hurst Point, and at 11.35 the life-boat S.G.E. left her moorings. The sea was rough, with a...
Walmer, Kent. At 8.56 on the even- ing of the 21st of September, 1958, the Deal coastguard told the honorary secretary that two red flares had been seen four to five miles south-east of the look-out. At 9.5 the life-boat Charles Dibdin...