WEXFORD, IRELAND,—A whole gale from W.N.W., suddenly sprung up on the evening of the 31st January, and the yawl Love Lane, which was seeking the shelter of the harbour, grounded on the N. side of the bar. She signalled for assistance, and at...
The Swedish Life-Boat Gustaf Dalen From Barseback. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain/Mechanic Peter Mitchell The Lizard-Cadgwith Bronze Medal. - View image in PDF
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Before winter sets in, Coxswain Frank Bloom checks mooring chains and anchors of Walton and Frinton 46' 9" Watson lifeboat Edian Courtauld helped by divers John Wilcox and Peter Horlock with Crew Member Brian Oxley, Bowman Bobby... - View image in PDF
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ANSTRUTHER.—On the 17th February a strong gale from the S.E. raged in the Firth of Forth and a very heavy sea was running. Fifty of the fishing-boats and seven steamers were then at sea, and, in order to inspire confidence in their crews in...
MOTOR BOAT TOWED IN Torbay, Devon.—At 1.24 in the morning of the 18th of July, 1947, the Brixham coastguard reported that an SOS signal had been flashed close under Berry Head to the eastward, and the motor life-boat George Shee was launched...
Overdue LATE ON THE EVENING of Thursday June 14, 1979, Fife Police informed Forth Coastguard that a flashing light was being investigated in Largo Bay and that a 9ft dinghy with three anglers on board had been reported...
KESSINGLAND.—The brigantine Alberta, of and for Whitstable, from Sunderland, coal laden, stranded on the south end of the Newcome Sand in a strong wind from S.W. by S., thick weather and a heavy sea on the night of the 23rd February. Her...
At 11.30 A.M. on the 2nd December the S.S.E.
gale increased rapidly until it was blowing a strong gale, and as some of the fishing-boats belonging to Stone- haven were at sea, the Life-boat Alex- ander Slack was launched to...
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the 25th March, at 7 A.M., a man arrived at Caister from Winterton, and reported that a dismasted vessel was lying just outside Hasborough Sand, and that the sea at Winterton was so heavy that the Life-boat there could...