At 4.15 A.M. on 24th November a telephone message was- received stating that a trawler was ashore in Hawick Bay.
The Life-boat Arthur B. Dawes pro- ceeded to her, and by request took off one of the crew, but the remainder...
BURNHAM.—On the morning of the 3rd March the barque Nornen, having drifted up the Channel from Lundy Island and having lost all her sails, went Aground on the Burrows Hats, in a whole gale from W.N.W., a heavy sea and thick weather, with...
Signals of distress were seen on the north part of the Barber Sand at 7 A.M. on the 7th December during a fresh N.E.
wind and a heavy sea. The Cockle lightship was also firing guns and rockets.
The Covent...
Coxswain David Clemence of Ilfracombe who was presented with a bronze medal at the awards ceremony on May 21 by the Duke of Atholl. Coxswain Clemence joined the lifeboat crew in 1954; he served as second coxswain for just three months before... - View image in PDF
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T e n b y , Pembrokeshire.—On the evening of the 1st August the coastguard reported that a motor boat in the bay was dragging her anchor towards the beach. A strong S.E. breeze was blowing, and it was raining. The sea was heavy. The...
The Presenters Of Bbc Tv's Coast. - View image in PDF
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Eyemouth, Berwickshire. At 4.12 on the morning of the 25th of February, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three red flares had been seen off Fort Castle Head, three miles west of St. Abbs Head. The life-boat Clara and...
At 7.43 p.m. on 26th July, 1967, information was received that the motor yacht Philante, some five miles off St.
Anthony lighthouse, was taking water in her engine room. The life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare...
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. At 6.37 p.m. on ipth January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Royal National Life-boat Institution's reserve life-boat Edward Z Dresden (O.N. 707) on passage from Workington to...
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 12.25 p.m.
on 23rd June, 1969, information was received that the fishing vessel Eilis, in the vicinity of Innistearaght island, required assistance. At 12.35 the life-boat Peter and Sarah Blake, on...