Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 6th of August, 1955, the Valentia radio station telephoned that a motor boat, which had taken a party of visitors to Skelligs Rock, had broken down on leaving the rock. At 3.45 the...
North-west England Peel, Isle of Man. At 9.25 p.m. on 2 ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the German motor vessel Auguste Schulte of Hamburg had on board a sick man who might require medical attention. The life...
NO STEERING Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 11.35 a.m. on yth July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Sheba HI was secured to the Helwick lightvessel and was unable to steer because of rudder trouble. The tide...
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 12.15 p.m. on loth July, 1964, a member of the inshore rescue boat crew saw a speedboat capsize half a mile off shore from the harbour entrance. The inshore rescue boat immediately launched in a fresh north-westerly...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1950, the coastguard reported a message from the Tongue lightvessel that the local trawler Volante had sunk three- quarters of a mile south of South Knock Buoy,...
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — While the local fishing fleet was at sea in the early morning of the 29th of November, 1950.
the wind increased from the north- north-west until by nine o'clock it was blowing a gale, causing a...
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 6.30 on the evening on the llth of August, 1951, the coastguard reported that the motor yacht Dimcyl was flying a distress signal about two miles north of Lowestoft. She seemed to be trying to make harbour against a...
MR. FRANKIE VAUGHAN, the well- known popular singer, opened a new life-boat display centre at 167 King's Road Arches, Brighton, on the 23rd of July, 1960. The centre contains a number of life-boat models, and on display at the opening...
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Workington, Cumberland. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 15th of November, 1960, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the ore carrier Oredian of London had an injured man on board and had asked for a doctor. As it was low water and no...
Boulmer, Northumberland. At 11.35 on the morning of the 29th of Novem- ber, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three local fishing boats had not returned to harbour. Some anxiety was felt, as there was a heavy swell,...