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Albatross
Propeller fouled NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS were received by Brixham Coastguard at about 0120 on Wednesday August 18, 1982, reporting the sighting of red flares off Teignmouth Pier. Teignmouth Coastguard rescue company were immediately alerted...
Lancashire Girl
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...
Solent Swan and Oriana
Angle, Pembrokeshire.—At 7.10 in the morning of the 9th of .January, 1952, the Tenby coastguard telephoned that a vessel was in distress fifteen miles south-south-west of Smalls, but that a steamer was standing by her.
Then...
Wallaroo
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...
A Sailing Boat, an Irish Naval Gig and Colette
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 30th August, 1953, a message was received that two boats were in difficulties off Ireland's Eye. At 4.15 the life-boat R.P.L.
was launched, with the bowman...
Zamorin
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—Just be- fore midnight on the 6th of July, 1957, the police telephoned that a motorist had reported seeing three red rockets off Kildalloig three miles south of Camp- beltown. The life-boat City of Glasgow II put...
Teal , Tinker (1)
Fleetwood and Barrow, Lancashire - At 5.20 p.m. on i3th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the Fleetwood honorary secretary that a mayday call had been heard from a vessel south west of Lune buoy. This followed a report from Barrow that...
Valkyran
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 6.25 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had burnt a red flare half a mile south of the piers. At 6.54 on an ebbing tide the life-boat...
Belvoir
LOST HER SAILS At 11.27 a-m- on 7th October, 1964, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties off Dumpton Gap and she was firing flares. The sea was very rough with a strong south-westerly gale...