Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 8.15 on the evening of the 9th of April, 1955, a local doctor asked if the life- boat would take a sick person to Lochboisdale for conveyance to Glas- gow by air ambulance. At 8.45 the life-boat Lloyd's...
Seaham, Durham.—At 10.33 on the night of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that flares had been seen four and a half miles to the north-north-east. At 10.45 the life- boat George Elm;/ was launched. The sea was slight, there...
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 9.40 on the night of the 7th of July, 1955, a message was received from the pilots at Passage that a boat had broken down off Brownstown Head. At 9.55 the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith put out, with the...
Dungeness, Kent.—At 11.58 on the morning of the 28th of April, 1956, the Deal coastguard telephoned to say that the Dutch motor vessel Borneo, of Groningen, had been in collision with the Varne lightship. The life- boat Charles Cooper...
Baltimore, Co. Cork.—On the after- noon of the 23rd of May, 1956, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local ftshingboat CarberyLass, which was long overdue. The life-boat John R. Webb, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at...
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 5.55 on the even- ing of the 4th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a motor launch was flying distress signals off the Point of Air lighthouse, and at 6.30 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was...
Newhaven, Sussex. At 12.40, early on the morning of the 25th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that a vessel was firing red flares a quarter of a mile off Birling Gap. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at...
Caister, Norfolk. At 6.58 on the morning of the 4th of December, 1960T the coastguard informed the coxswain that distress flares had been seen south of Scroby Elbow buoy. There was a strong south-westerly wind and a very rough sea. The...
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 9.40 on the morning of the 25th of August, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in difficulties in Seaford Bay. At 9.50 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched in a moderate sea. There was a...
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 9.20 on the morning of the 24th of September, 1956, South Gare coastguard tele- phoned that a vessel was aground near the look-out. She was not in any immediate danger. At 10.30 the life- boat John and Lucy...