On the 24th February, whilst a strong westerly breeze was blowing, accompanied by a very heavy sea, it was reported that two Lowestoft trawlers were making for the harbour. As the tide was ebb it was considered advisable to have the No. 1...
INJURED SEAMAN Penlee, Cornwall. At 9 p.m. on i8th November, 1964, the honorary secretary told the coxswain that the motor vessel Clarkeden was approaching with an injured man aboard. At 12.45 a.m. the life-boat Solomon Browne was launched...
Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 7.15 on the morning of the 12th of June, 1960, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was ashore one mile north of Sker Point. At 7.55 the life-boat The William Gammon— Manchester and...
JANUARY 3RD. - WALMER, KENT. At 5.49 in the evening the Deal coastguard reported red flares east-by-north about four miles distant. A south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and squalls of rain and sleet. The motor life-boat Charles...
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Rosebank of Wick appeared to be in distress in Sinclair Bay. At 3.40 the life-boat City of...
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.5 on the night of the 8th of April, 1958, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Margaret Herd, of Fraserburgh, was ashore at Point of Ham in the Island of Bressay, near the...
Barrow, Lancashire.—At three o'clock in the morning, on the 26th of Septem- ber, 1950, a message was received from the Walney coastguard, that H.M.S.
Musketeer, which was being towed to Liverpool by the tug Saucy, for a...
A LONG SEARCH Margate, Kent, and Walton-on-the- Naze, Essex.—At 2.50 in the after- noon of the 24th of May, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that the Ameri- can steamer John Lefarge had reported that she had collided with and sunk a fishing...
BooKS A lifeboating selection to inspire, thrill and ponder Asboville by Danny Rhodes Asboville may not sound like it has any relevance to the RnLi, however a lifeboat crew member plays a key part in this surprising...
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Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.— At 8.50 on the evening of the 17th of June, 1951, the life-boat motor mec- hanic reported that he had seen a yacht, apparently in distress, on the north side of the River Ribble. At 9.5 he said the yacht was...