In this act of rescue during floods members of the Cromarty life-boat crew were helped by the police. - View image in PDF
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BOYS HAULED UP CLIFF BY COASTGUARD St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 4.30 on the afternoon of the 18th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three boys had been cut off by the tide at Pen Cwm Bach. Further...
SAFELY TO ABERDEEN At 3.35 p.m. on loth March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Annie Ritchie of Fraserburgh had broken down about three miles east by north of the Belhelvie coastguard...
IN ROUGH SEA At 5.30 p.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties between the main channel and the shore west of Southsea Castle. There was a strong west-south-westerly breeze...
DOCTOR ON BOARD At 10.20 a.m. on i5th November, 1964, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a seriously ill child on the island of Inishere needed medical attention. The sea was rough with a near gale force north-westerly wind...
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.47 a.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat had fired red flares about four miles and a half south-east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in...
Ramsgate, Kent. The East Pier watchman notified the honorary secretary at 12.45 P-m- on 20th May, 1965, that a small boat was in difficulties beyond the No. 3 buoy. At 12.55 the life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station,...
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 3.40 p.m. on I5th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that a small sailing dinghy with two men on board had capsized a quarter of a mile off shore between Sandy Cove and Towyn. The life-boat Anthony Robert...
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 2.26 p.m. on 18th August, 1965, the Prestatyn police reported that two youths were in difficulties in a dinghy off Central beach, Prestatyn, and at 2.38 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was launched in a strong...
Thurso, Caithness-shire. At 12.15 p.m. on 4th September, 1965, the coastguard told the coxswain the lobster boat St. Ninian was overdue and a search by the life-boat was requested. The lifeboat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) was launched at...