NOV. 21ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 12.5 2 P.M. the Japanese steamer Terukuni Maru, of Tokio, bound for London, was sunk by enemy action about one and a half miles E. of the north-east Gunfleet Buoy. A light easterly breeze was...
HARTLEPOOL.—On the 7th February, at about 6 P.M., the ketch Thomas, of Lynn, while endeavouring to make Hartlepool Harbour, went ashore near the Beacon Rocks. A gale from the S.S.E. was blowing at the time, accompanied by a heavy sea....
Aith, Shetlands. At 5.40 p.m. on nth November, 1965, a man told the honorary secretary that he had seen a green flare just west of the Island of Vementry. It was one hour to high water when the life-boat John and Francis MacFarlam put out at...
With deep regret we record the following deaths: NOVEMBER 1992 Captain J.F. Kersley, station honorary secretary of Queensferry lifeboat from 1967 to 1992. He was awarded a Gold badge in 1988.
Mrs Edith Townend, founder...
Category: Obituaries
PADSTOW.—Shortly, after midnight on the 16th October, the Life-boat was launched, a messenger on horseback having arrived from Trevose Head, and reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress to the eastward of Gullan. A terrific...
CLACTON-ON-SBA, ESSEX.—A severe north-westerly gale was experienced off Clacton on the morning of the 15th March accompanied by a rough sea.
About 8.15 A.M. a vessel was seen drifting towards the Gunfleet...
Cullercoats, Northumberland.—Shortly before 6 A.M. on the 23rd August, 1938, the Seaton Sluice coastguard reported a trawler ashore just south of St.
Mary's Island. A gentle southerly breeze was blowing, with a slight...
Today's Appledore crew in action (see letter opposite on p25) Photo: Nigel Millard. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Torbay, Devon. — At 6 P.M. on the 19th September the Berry Headcoastguard reported that a man had fallen over the cliff at Berry Head on to a ledge close to the water. He had been helping three others, who had got into difficulties when...
Margate, Kent - At 7.3 a.m. on ist October, 1966, a yacht was reported aground on the Ridge sandbank half a mile south west of the North Tongue buoy. Although no distress signals had been made a passing ship reported that the yacht had a...