St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 4.35 in the afternoon, on the 2nd of July, 1950, the Hayle police reported a man outside the breakers off Gwithian beach, a bather, missing. At 4.58 the life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched,...
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1957, the Kirkwall coastguard tele- phoned that the trawler Neath Castle, of Grimsby, had an injured man on board. She was being towed by the motor vessel Stoke...
Ilfracombe, Devon.—About noon on the 4th of August, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in diffi- culties off Bull Point. Another yacht had tried to tow her but had failed to make headway and had cast off the tow and made for...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 2.51 on the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1957.
the watchman on the east pier reported that a yacht about two miles from the Quern buoy was signalling for help. She could apparently make no...
Barra Island, Inverness-shire. At 8.30 on the evening of the 25th of October, 1957, a local doctor asked if the life-boat would convey a patient, who was dangerously ill, to Lochbois- dale for hospital treatment. At 9.15 the...
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 20th of March, 1958, the fishing boat Mystical Rose of Wexford, which was on charter to the Wexford harbour commissioners for duties as a pilot boat, had not returned to...
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 27th of September, 1954, a police officer rang up to say that he had seen someone waving in a fishing boat one mile north of Heugh Light.
The boat appeared to have broken...
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 17th of June, 1955, a message was received from Cahirciveen asking if the life-boat would search for the fishing boat Scadan, of Tralee, which had not returned from...
At 7.20 A.M., on the 23rd September, the Life-boat Beauchamp was launched in a strong W.N.W. wind and a heavy sea to a schooner riding at the entrance to the Cockle Gat. The Boat sailed to the Gat, and was then taken in tow by the steamtug...
Plymouth, Devon - At 7.30 a.m. on 15th May, 1967, information was received that the German ship Unkas of Hamburg was towing the yacht Vingen with a crew of two down channel. The yacht had signalled for assistance owing to engine trouble. The...