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Category: Photographs
8th July. A small yacht stranded on the Hook Sands, but was refloated.— Rewards, £14 18s. Qd..
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—21st June, 1939. The Kentish Knock Lightvessel had reported that a yacht had carried away her mast, but the yacht cleared herself and went on her way.—Rewards, £14 15s. 6d..
On edge of surf A DORY IN TROUBLE just outside (he surf at Polzeath, six miles west of Port Isaac lifeboat station, was reported to the honorary secretary by HM Coastguard at 1751 on Sunday, May 30.
It was overcast with...
12th May. A yacht was in distress, but a motor boat took her in tow.—Rewards, £13..
28th July. A yacht capsized, but a small boat res- cued the crew of four.—Rewards, £6 8s..
CREW WERE SAFE Swanage, Dorset. At 6.7 p.m. on 12th April, 1964, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a yacht had grounded on Kimmeridge Ledge. There was a gentle south-westerly breeze with a moderate sea. Visibility...
YARMOUTH | 10 DECEMBER
The all-weather lifeboat crew based at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, headed to the aid of two sailors whose yacht was in danger of losing its mast. The yacht had serious rigging failure, leaving the sailors at...
Category: Services
Triple rescueThe last day of June 2001 marked the end of the BT Global Challenge and Calshot's D class lifeboat RJM was at sea to welcome the yachts back to Southampton. RNLI lifeboats are always on call, however, and at just after 3pm,...