APRIL 29TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
At 5.45 in the evening a message was received from the Bailey Lighthouse that a boat had capsized between Poolbeg Light and Dun Laoghaire harbour. A strong and squally north-north-west wind...
Life-Boatmen Were Honoured During 1964 rescue craft of the Royal National Life-boat Institution received more service calls than in any year since the foundation of the Institution in 1824. This was reported by Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham...
Category: Meetings
Again, on the 12th June, this life-boat proceeded through a high surf, and rescued another coble and its crew of 3 men, under similar circumstances..
26th Novem- ber. A fishing boat was in distress, but her crew were rescued by the Innishowen Head pilots. (See page 23.)—Rewards, £18 11s. 6d..
NOVEMBER 2ND. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. A trawler had bombed, but her crew, several of them wounded, were picked up by another trawler.
Rewards, £14 0S. 6d..
MAY 13TH. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.
A small yacht had capsized, but the yacht and her crew were brought ashore by another boat. - Rewards, £8 12s..
DECEMBER 12TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A fishing boat was in difficulties, but another fishing boat took her in tow. - Partly paid permanent crew. Rewards, £4 19s..
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—7th August.
A collapsible canoe was adrift off Warden Point, but reached safety unaided.—Rewards, £14 11s..
LIFE-BOAT ESCORT Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 12.2 p.m. on 27th December, 1964, a number of the life-boat crew and helpers at the watch-house saw a red flare being fired by a small boat fishing at the harbour mouth. The life-boat Tynesider...
Soon after i 2 A.M. on the 22nd July the Coxswain of the No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was ! aroused and informed that signal guns 1 were being fired by the St. Nicholas Light-vessel. The crew were assembled I and the boat launched. ...