THREE BOATS CALLED Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Selsey and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 3.5 p.m. on i8th February, 1964, the coastguard told the Bembridge honorary secretary that a naval Sea Hawk aircraft was missing between St. Catherine's...
St. Helier, Jersey. At 9.30 a.m. on I2th April, 1964, the watchkeeper of La Corbiere lighthouse informed the Harbour Office that a motor cruiser appeared to be on fire about half a mile west-northwest of the lighthouse. There was a moderate...
RAILWAYS STEAMERS HELP TO FIND FISHING BOAT St. Helier, Jersey. At 4.10 on the morning of the 30th August, 1962, the harbour office informed the honorary secretary that the 28-foot fishing boat Pinafore, which had put out with a crew of four...
WATCHMEN TAKEN OFF SHIPS WHEN HARBOUR IS FROZEN Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.50 on the morning of the 21st January, 1963, the honorary secretary received a telephone call from the agent of a number of shipping companies, several of whose...
'horsing' the boat, she continued for a time to be launched with the aid of a locally-based regiment. Before being taken out of commission in 9 6John and Henrietta had been launched 61 times and rescued 27 lives. The boat was...
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0 Shipwreck by Vcra Cumberlege (Andre Deutsch, 95p) is a very well illustrated children's book. Young Jim knew he would never forget the day his father and the rest of the life-boat crew rowed out to a wreck for the last time before the...
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Walmer, Kent - At 10.4 a.m. on i3th August, 1966, the honorary secretary heard an S.O.S. call from the Dutch coaster Hunzeborg reporting that she had been in collision with the Greek freighter Diamandis, south of the East Goodwin lightship....
Appledore, North Devon and Lifeboat 70-001 - Off the Mumbles - At 4.20 p.m. on I3th March, 1967, the Appledore coxswain was informed that the m.v. Stan Woolaway had a bad list and was thought to be sinking at Mort Point. An R T message...
At 2.52 p.m. on 23rd June, 1967, a message was received that a naval vessel was on fire off the Cock of Arran. An amended position of the casualty was given as between Skipness Point and Lochranza. The life-boat City of Glasgow II slipped...
COMMANDER LORD SEMPILL, R.N.V.R.
A Vice-President of the Institution since 1954 Lord Sempill, who died on 3oth December, 19563 had served on the Committee of Management from 1927 until he became Vice-President and had...
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