Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — At 11.18 on the night of the 10th of August, 1954, the coastguard reported that a vessel appeared to be aground off St.
Combs, but at 11.50 she was seen to be under way. At midnight she...
Appledore, Devon. At 12.20 a.m.
on 15th December, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Whitehaven, of Newcastle, had a seriously injured seaman aboard who had severed a thumb and needed...
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. — At 12.45 in the morning of the 20th of October, 1948, the steam trawler Barry Castle, of Swansea, left Castlebay har- bour, but a quarter of an hour later she ran aground at the entrance. She blew her steam...
JUNE 2ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. Early in the morning the owner of the Guildford Hotel, Sandwich, reported to the police that his son and another boy had put out in a small boat the previous night. They had not returned, and the boat could be...
Seven saved FALMOUTH, Sunday May 24, 1987: The 56ft yacht Sule Skerry was in the Helford River with a heavy swell running when a rope fouled her propeller and she was driven into a rocky cleft at the foot of the cliffs at Durgan, near...
had already arrived, so joined their colleagues for a 'hard sell'. The excitement grew. We put up a notice telling the public of our aim. We wrote boldly the number now needed, periodically crossing it out and substituting the new...
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Newbiggin, Northumberland - At 3.33 p.m. on 2ist June, 1967, it was learned that a dinghy had capsized.
Although it had been righted there was no sign of movement from the crew. The life-boat Mary jfoicey was launched at...
Margate, Kent. At 9.21 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain that red flares had been seen in the direction of Margate Sands five miles north-west of Margate. The coxswain had also seen these flares,...
BRANCASTER, NORFOLK.—On the moming of the 2nd February it was reported by the Coastguard that lights had been seen on the Barnham Flats and that a vessel was in a dangerous position off Thornham.
A strong wind was blowing...
At 7.40 P.M.
on the llth November, a message was received from the Yarmouth Coast Guard stating that a vessel was burning flares off Yarmouth Pier, and that the Yarmouth Life-boat was unable to launch. The Coxswain of the...