7th December. A fishing boat was on fire, but her crew got ashore on Mousa Island and were taken to the mainland by another boat.
—Rewards, £11 5s..
DEC. 15TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A Norwegian vessel had been mined, but five survivors of her crew were rescued by another vessel. - Rewards, £8 10s..
JANUARY 7TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. A fishing boat had fouled her propeller and been wrecked, but her crew were rescued by another fishing boat.- Rewards, £11 4s. 6d..
DECEMBER 7TH. - FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHENSHIRE.
A fishing boat had run aground, but her crew scrambled ashore.- Rewards, £16 5s. 6d..
Barrow lifeboat Crew Member Dave Kell, a roofer, and his wife Samantha were delighted to christen their baby son, Jake, born 20 March 2002 at a private ceremony on the deck of the James Bibbyal Barrow lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF
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Selsey, Sussex - At 6.12 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht three-quarters of a mile west of Bognor pier was signalling for help. The life-boat Canadian Pacific launched at 6.24 in a...
Small boat swamped ON MONDAY EVENING, AugUSt 18, 1975, the honorary secretary of Whitby lifeboat station was informed by Whitby Coastguard that a small boat which they had had under observation had been swamped a quarter of a mile to seaward...
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.50 on the morning of the 18th of September, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was dismasted two miles south- west of the Royal Sovereign lightvessel.
Ten minutes later the...
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. At 2.25 p.m. on 26th February, 1964, the coastguard saw a small sailing dinghy capsize about one and a half miles off shore. As it had previously been agreed that in the honorary secretary's absence, the...
Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire.—At 12.80 A.M. on the 4th November, 1937, it was reported that a mussel boat, with two men on board, had been expected in at 8 P.M. the previous evening, but had not arrived. A moderate...