BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 23rd September, at about 1 A.M., a southerly gale suddenly sprang up, increasing in violence until about 3 o'clock, when it became very severe. A large fleet of fishing-boats which had gone out during the...
JULY 15TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
A steamer was reported to have been bombed and sunk by enemy aeroplanes, but the lifeboat found nothing except a patch of oil.
Another vessel picked up an injured man in a...
JULY 26TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £13 l6s..
NOVEMBER 9TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A vessel had been reported in distress, but no trace of her could be found.
- Rewards, £14 7s. 6d..
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 16 November 1989, show that during 1989: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 3,695 times (an average of more than 12 launches a day) More than 1,257 lives were saved (an average of 4 people...
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• Writers of fictional sea stories invent a hero, perhaps a villain and a few horrendous storms, then throw in a little romance to hold the interest of the reader. Life, of course, does not fit such neat patterns and only two parts of the...
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The London motor vessel Tapti, wrecked in the Outer Hebrides (See page 161). - View image in PDF
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APRIL. 23RD. - CLACTON - ON-SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Clacton-on-Sea, £25 3s. ; Walton and Frinton,.
JULY 23RD. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £15 3s..
Length 6.9m (22ft 9in) Beam 2._44m (8ft) Displacement Approx 2,750lb Speed 29 knots Endurance 3 hours at max. - View image in PDF
speed Crew 3 Construction GRP hull with hypalon-coated nylon tube. - View image in PDF
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