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A Fishing Boat
— At 11.35 P.M. on the 9th June, during a strong westerly gale, it was reported to the Coxswain, W. Cross, that a man had swum ashore from a fishing-boat and stated that four men aboard were in danger. The crew of the steam Life-boat Queen...
Ella (1)
Gourdon, Kincardineshire ; Arbroath and Montrose, Angus.—At 12.20 in the morning of the 8th of July, 1948, the Gourdon coastguard reported to Gour- don life-boat station that the rowing boat Ella, with a crew of three, was expected, but had...
Adamantios J. Pithis
JANUARY 27TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.
The Greek steamer Adamantios J. Pithis, of Chios, had been totally wrecked at St. Ann’s Head, but a naval patrol vessel had picked up the crew. - Rewards, £8 18s.
Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1919
The Editor acknowledges most gratefully the active and valuable co-operation which the Life-boat cause has received from the head teachers and staffs of schools throughout the country, and would appeal for further help in the work of...
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Two Trawlers
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 9.10 on the evening of the 3rd of Decem- ber, 1959, a Mayday message wasreceived from two trawlers that they were ashore on the rocks four miles north-east of Dunmore East. The life- boat Annie Blanche...
Snurp VII
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.15 early on the morning of the 4th of May, 1957,the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received that a vessel was ashore in Hoy Sound.
The life-boat Archibald & Alexander M...
Tranio
Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—The steam trawler Tranio, of Milford Haven, ran on the rocks in Killeany Bay, during foggy weather on the morning of the 4th March, 1938. She was bound for the fishing grounds and had a crew of eleven on board. A...
Zelos
Signals of distress were seen on the north part of the Barber Sand at 7 A.M. on the 7th December during a fresh N.E.
wind and a heavy sea. The Cockle lightship was also firing guns and rockets.
The Covent...
A Lancaster Aeroplane
JULY 25TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
At 4.40 in the morning, a message was received from the coastguard that it was thought that a Lancaster aeroplane was down in the sea about six miles from Anderby Creek. A light...
Fishing Cobles
During the forenoon on the 16th No- vember, when the fishing-cobles were at sea, the wind freshened to a gale and the sea became very heavy. Some of the boats at once ran for safety, but at about 10.30 A.M. nine of the cobles were still at...