Off Selsey Bill A YACHT AGROUND in the Looe Channel and needing help was reported by Solent Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Selsey lifeboat station at 1910 on Friday September 9, 1983. Maroons were fired and at 1920 the 48ft 6in...
Strong offshore wind results in four calls in an hour Hayling Island's Atlantic 21 Aldershot had a very busy hour or so on 8 May when she was afloat on exercise and then dealt with several casualties in quick succssion.
DURING June life-boats went out on service 39 times and rescued 27 lives.
HOPE FOR THE FISH HARVEST Longhope, Orkneys.—At 1.57 on the morning of the 1st of June, 1951, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the fishing...
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Peel, Isle of Man.—Shortly before six on the evening of the 9th August, 1939, information was received through the coastguard that the sailing yacht Annie Alice, of Port Erin, had been making signals for help about seven miles to the S.W. of...
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At ten o'clock on the night of the 3rd of June, 1956the Polruan coastguard reported that a sailing boat moored off Portscatho seemed to be dragging her anchor. As the weather conditions were bad the life-boat Cunard,...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—About 11.48 on the night of the 15th of August, 1950, the Kingston-on-Sea Coastguard telephoned that a vessel was in distress to the cast of Shorcham Harbour. At 12.12 next morning the life-boat Jane Holland, on...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — On the afternoon of the 19th August the signalman reported that two boats were in distress between the pier and-Chapman light, off Canvey Island. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain....
Dungeness, Kent. At 10.41 on the morning of the 28th of July, 1960, thecoastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a vessel towing a cabin cruiser appeared to have broken down.
She was drifting broadside and flying a...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 9.56 on the evening of 22nd April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a message had been received from the Dutch steamer Deo Gloria that she had the disabled yacht Aquilla in tow with two...
Hastings, Sussex. At 2.4 on the morning of the 4th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about six miles east-north-east of the Fairlight look-out post. The life-boat M.T.C. was launched...