OCTOBER 23RD. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
At about 8.20 A.M. information was received through the coastguard from the naval authorities that H.M. trawler Hero was aground north of the South Goodwin Lightvessel.
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The s.s. Shoreham, of London, bound from Shoreham for the Tyne in ballast, stranded -on Cope Carr Point during foggy weather, on the 19th December, and showed signals of distress. At 6.15 P.M.
the William and Charles...
Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 8.45 on the morning of the 7th of January, 1958, the Irish Lights office at Dublin asked if the life-boat would launch to land the master of the Coningbeg lightvessel to enable him to attend the funeral of his...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.45 in the afternoon of the 1st of July, 1949, it was reported from the East Pier that a R.A.S.C. launch had broken down and was drifting towards the North Goodwin Lightvessel. The life-boat crew were assembled, but the...
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The paddle steamer Mabel, of Newcastle, whilst bound from North Shields to Cork in ballast, stranded on the Annat Bank off Montrose on the morning of the 24th February. There was a strong S.S.E.
breeze at the time with a...
KINGSDOWNE, KENT.—The brig Breeze, of Blyth, was observed ashore amongst the broken water off the Coastguard Station at 7.15 A.M. on the llth of March.
The Charles Sargrave Life-boat went to her assistance, some of the...
LIFE-BOAT TRANSPORTING-CARRIAGE AS ADOPTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
THE carriage consists of a fore and main body. The latter is formed of a keelway A, A, and of side or bilgeways B, B, in rear of the...
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John Gilbert JP Chairman of Luton branch, on 21 April. John was due to collect his Bar to Gold Badge at the Annual Presentation of Awards on 16 May.
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AT the beginning of June the twin-screw motor yacht Mite (a converted naval motor launch 110 feet long) was coming up Channel on her way from Malta to London. On the 6th of June, when she was fifteen miles west of Portland Bill, both her...
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