AT the annual meeting of the Committee of this Fund, held on the 17th of January, and presided over by Mr. "W. H. HAINES, Chief Clerk of the House of Lords, Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, the Honorary Secretary, reported that the number of...
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DART | 2 SEPTEMBER
Walkers on the South West Coast Path got front-row seats for an unusual type of rescue when the crew of Dart's inshore lifeboat went to help a calf. The animal had become wedged in a cave after...
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EXMOUTH—On the 20th May, at 12.30 P.M., a fishing-boat was observed in distress outside the bar, a strong S.W. gale having sprung up suddenly accompanied by a heavy sea. The Life-boat Joseph Somes was immediately launched, but before she...
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.15 on the morningofthe 18th of February, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Arnhem, coming from Holland, had sighted an open motor boat near Beach End buoy. The motor boat appeared to have broken down...
NOV. 24TH. - NEW BRIGHTON , CHESHIRE. At 10 P.M. the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board reported a vessel ashore on the revetment, inshore of Beta Buoy. A fresh N.N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and squalls of wind, rain and hail. The...
The Caister No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, put off at 4.35 A.M. on the 4th February, signals of distress having been observed by the watchmen during a strong breeze from the N.W. On reaching the Middle Cross Sand, on which a heavy sea was...
The steamer Enriqtteta, of Grangemouth, when bound from Lowestoft to the Tyne in ballast, stranded about 9.15 P.M. on the 12th April, on the "Black Steel," off Whitburn. The weather was foggy, with a moderate S.E. gale and rough...
On 20th October several of the local fishing boats put out at three in the morning. A moderate N.E. gale came up, with a rough sea, and by 5.30 A.M. the weather was so bad that it was decided to launch the Motor Life-boat Margaret Harker...
On the 1st October the small motor fishing boat Marigold, of Thurso, which had gone out fishing, was overtaken by bad weather and was unable to return to harbour. A watch was kept on her for some time, and at 9 A.M. the Motor Life- boat...
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE.—Signals having been hoisted at the Gunfleet light-vessel denoting that immediate assistance was required, on the 27th June, the Life-boat Honourable Artillery Company was launched at 6.13 P.M. in a moderate sea and a...