At 11.30 a.m. on 3oth April, 1967, news was received that a small dinghy had broken down one and a half miles off shore. The IRB was launched and the coastguard then reported that a red flare had been sighted from another boat. The IRB -was...
Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland.—At 10.40 on the night of the 26th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Winner of Holy Island, skippered by the life-boat coxswain, which had left at 5.30 that...
At 5.35 p.m. on 4th September, 1966, a large vessel was reported aground on the Gunfleet Sands, but there was no immediate danger. The honorary secretary and the coxswain went to the coastguard lookout and saw the collier Corsea hard aground...
Runswick, Yorkshire.—On the 14th August, as the motor life-boat Robert Potion—The Always Ready was being launched for the annual regatta, news was received from the coastguard that a ship was ashore at Kelder Steel.
The...
At 1.15 P.M. on the 25th May the Chief Officer of Coastguard reported that a vessel was showing distress signals off Clogher Head. The crew of the Lifeboat Charles Whitton were assembled and the boat was promptly launched. She pro- ceeded...
Plymouth, South Devon.—At 7.52 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Rame Head coastguard reported that a yacht was showing distress sig- nals near Penlee Point. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out at 8.15. There was...
ARANMORE ISLAND, COUNTY DONEGAL.
—On the application of the local residents, the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat establishment on Aran- more Island on the north-west coast of Ireland. The coast in...
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NOVEMBER 24TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 2.38 P.M. a heavy explosion was heard, and shortly afterwards the coastguard reported that vessel had struck a mine and was sinking one and a half miles S.E. from the coastguard...
TENDER AND CABIN CRUISER BOTH BREAK DOWN Rhyl, Flintshire. At 9.35 on the morning of the 23rd June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tender from the Rhyl yacht club had broken down in an attempt to tow in the...
2. Young lifeboat supporters test their observation skills in the Storm Force treasure hunt. Photo Bob Kennovln. - View image in PDF
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