Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 8.35 on the evening of the 1st of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a small yacht was aground on the Barrow Sands. A helicopter took off and at 8.55 the life-boat Greater London II...
At 10.50 p.m. on 5th August, 1967, it was learned that two people were cutoff by the tide half a mile east of Splash point, Seaford. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 11.10 in a moderate westerly breeze and a smooth sea. It was...
On the afternoon of the 24th February a vessel was observed to run ashore close to Kings- down. The crew of the Life-boat Charles Hargrave were assembled, and with the assistance of the haul-off warp the boat was launched, and proceeded to...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 12.30 A.M. on the 18th May the life-boat station received information from the pierhead that flares had been seenfrom the lower end of the Nore Sands.
The sea was rough, with a fresh wind...
The fishing coble Annabell, of Newbiggin, was observed in distress about a mile from the shore shortly before 11 A.M. on the 8th January, and it was seen that she was unable to get into the Haven.
The wind had increased to...
Clovelly, Devon.—At 9.50 on the night of the 24th of August, 1957, the Hartland Point coastguard reported by telephone that a young man, who had set out at 2.30 in the afternoon to walk from Clovelly to Hartland along the beach, was missing....
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MARCH 8TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Chichester Harbour, but only oil was found, and it was presumed that the aeroplane was lost. - Rewards, £17 12s. 6d..
INEXPERIENCED YACHTSMEN IN DAMAGED BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.5 on the morning of Wednesday, 21st August, 1963, a fisherman returning from crabbing in squally weather with poor visibility and light wind from the west-north-west reported...
YACHT TOWED WITH EIGHT ABOARD Weymouth, Dorset. At 8.10 on the evening of the 21st July, 1962, the pier master informed the coxswaiu that a yacht was in distress off Ringstead Bay.
A fresh west-south-west wind was blowing...