Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 8th of January, 1956, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing boat Pilot Me II, as the weather was worsening. The life-boat crew assembled, but at 6.30 the coast- guard rang...
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.0 in the evening, on the 25th of June, 1951, the Kildonan coastguard telephoned that a sailing dinghy was reported in difficulties and drifting two miles south-west of Whiting Bay. At 6.17 the life-boat Sir David...
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.30 on the morning of the 13th July, 1961, the honorary secretary was told by a fisher- man who had just come ashore that the sea was becoming rough and several crab boats had not yet returned. In par- ticular...
MAN AND RAFT TAKEN ON BOARD Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 8.58 on the morning of the 24th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man on an inflated rubber raft was being blown out to sea.
A fresh...
CARGO VESSEL ON FIRE BELOW DECKS Islay, Inner Hebrides. At 5.30 on the morning of Wednesday the llth September, 1963, the Kilchoman coastguard telephoned the honorary secretary advis- ing that the 700-ton cargo vessel Loch Dunvegan, loaded...
DECEMBER 7TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An outward-bound convoy. under the command of Rear-admiral Ramsey, was passing. A gale was blowing and a drifter, which should have been there to bring ashore the pilots, had not arrived,...
AT the close of the year ended the 30th June, 1906, the United States Life-Saving Establishment comprised 278 stations, an increase of one station as compared with the total of the preceding year. All the stations were comprised in thirteen...
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TORQUAY.—At 11 A.M. on the 14th October it was reported that the fishing smack Black Cat, of Paignton, was hanging on to her nets, in great danger,' off that place, having been in that positionsince the commencement of the gale, which...
On the 4th March the morning was comparatively fine, and all the boats started for the fishing-grounds at about 6 o'clock. At about 10, however, a gale from S.E. suddenly rose accompanied by a heavy sea, compelling them to abandontheir...
CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—The barque Beaconsfield, of Brammen, laden with teak from Rangoon for Greenock, via Falmouth, stranded on the ridge inside North Bock in a strong S.S.W. breeze and a rough sea on the 9th April. She fired signals of...