At 2.10 P.M. on the 22nd February, when a whole S.S.E. gale was raging, a schooner, the St. Pierre of Nantes, was observed in distress. With praiseworthy rapidity the Life-boat Ryder was launched off the beach through a very heavy...
Caister, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 1st January a vessel was seen to be in distress. She was the cargo steamer Crackshot, of Newcastle, bound with a cargo of coal and a crew of twenty-one from the Tyne to London. She had stranded on a...
Selsey, Sussex.—At half past eight on the night of the 14th of December, 1949, the coastguard gave information that the Owers light-vessel had reported a yacht sinking nearby. At 8.40 the life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched in a...
Life-boatmen up for the annual meeting. - View image in PDF
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During the afternoon of the 15th May the small motor yacht Heather Bell, of Blyth, put to sea from Berwick.
The easterly wind was light, but a heavy swell was breaking on the bar.
Some time later she was...
Several fish- ing boats and cobles put out early on the morning of the 24th November, but a strong sea got up and they all returned, except two boats and a coble.
The life-boat crew stood by all the morning and at 1 P.M....
On the left the old: Bowman Joseph Taylor, Second-Coxswain Tom Patton, Coxswain Andrew Tose On the right (reading left to right) the new : Bowman Robert Taylor, Coxswain Robert Patton, Second-Coxswain George Taylor. (Photograph taken in 1931... - View image in PDF
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Piel (Barrow), Lancashire.—On the 2nd September the yacht Wallaroo, which was pleasure-cruising with five people on board, was overtaken by bad weather. She got into difficulties and was eventually anchored in a dangerous position about two...
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — 2 6 t h July. A yacht was in difficulties, but managed to get to a safe anchorage.
The mother of one of the boys in the yacht sent a letter of thanks and a donation to the branch.—Rewards,...