RUNSWICK.—Seven fishing cobles belonging to Staithes were observed outside the bar at Eunswick on the morning of the 10th July, being afraid to cross the bar on account of the tremendous sea, the wind blowing a gale from the...
Dungeness, Kent.—There was fog in the morning of the 2nd of March, 1948, and at 8.20 distress signals were heard. At 8.45 the motor life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched in a moderate north-easterly breeze, with a choppy sea, and...
MATERNITY CASE At 6.40 a.m. on 23rd September, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a maternity patient to send to hospital and as he could not obtain another suitable boat he asked for the life-boat. At 7.30...
RAMSGATE.—At 3.15 P.M. on the 24th October, during a gale of wind from the W.S.W. and a heavy sea, signals of distress were shows by the Gull Light vessel. The Life-boat Bradford was manned, and went out in tow of the harbour steam-tug...
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 6.30 on the morning of the 7th of September, 1955, the Orlock coastguard telephoned that a vessel had run on the rocks a hun- dred yards south of Maidens. At 6.50 the life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly put...
MARCH 29TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An Anson R.A.F.
trainer aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £20 16s..
AUGUST 9TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An R.A.F. Anson trainer aeroplane had come down off Llandwrog, but the life-boat could find nothing.- Rewards, £10 4s. 6d.
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 3.48 on the afternoon of the 15th of September, 1957, the coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized in Filey Bay.
The life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted was launched at 4.5 in a moder- ate swell....
When an unknown vessel reported sighting the masts of a sinking ship near the South Varne buoy on 27th February, 1971, the Dungeness life-boat was unable to launch immediately owing to low water and spring tides. The Dover life-boat Faithful...
* The five Gallantry Medal awardees pose proudly for t. - View image in PDF
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Ian Sanderson and Gary Barlow. - View image in PDF
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