DECEMBER 27TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A sailing barge had been blown up, but one of her crew was rescued by another barge and the other one was lost.
- Rewards, £9 3s. 6d..
SEPTEMBER 25TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE, AND PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An Anson aeroplane had been reported down, north of St. Patrick’s Causeway, but a search by the life-boats, aeroplanes, and an R.A.F. boat was without result. and...
AUGUST 30TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A motor boat had broken down, but it was learned later that her crew had landed in their small boat, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless - Rewards, £5 17s. 6d.
Skegness, Lincolnshire, and Cromer, Norfolk.—16th May. A steamer was disabled by the loss of her rudder and propeller in bad weather, but was taken in tow by a tug.—Rewards, Skegness, £24 16s. 6d.; Cromer, £20 12s. Qd.
Lifeboat launches on service during the months September, October and November, 1973 Aldeburgh, Suffolk September 20 and October 7.
Angle, Pembrokeshire September 5 and 22.
Anstruther, Fife September...
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BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—A strong S. gale sprung up suddenly on the morning of the 17th January, and about twelve fishing-boats, of Spittal, were obliged to leave their lines and run for shelter. As there was a strong sea on the bar with a strong...
WITHERNSEA.—On the 23rd January, the fishing smack Excelsior, of Grimsby, stranded about 150 yards N. of Withernsea Pier, having mistaken the pier light for that of a vessel at anchor. She burnt large flare light as a signal of distress, in...
.—The small motor fishing boat John and George, of Lowestoft, was fishing half a mile south- east of the Coastguard lookout on the morning of 7th April when her engine failed and her net fouled the propeller.
A moderate...
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 12.55 a.m. on 3rd May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that anxiety was being felt for the safety of a fishing party of some nine or ten people who had not returned to...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—6th June, 1939. Smoke which appeared to come from a burning boat had been reported but nothing could be found. The honorary secretary, Captain C. T.
Keigwin, R.N.R., also put out in a speed-boat...