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Susie

Date: November 1906

Volume: 19

Issue: 222

During a moderate N.N.E. breeze on the 31st March the dandy Susie of Yarmouth was seen to go ashore on the Bell Buoy shoal and to begin to bump heavily in the rough sea. It was then 4.30 P.M.

and within a few minutes the...

Juniper

Date: June 1964

Volume: 38

Issue: 408

BUMPING BADLY Buckie, Banffshire. At 9 p.m. on I5th March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a vessel had grounded on the West Mucks. There was a fresh south-easterly breeze with a moderate sea, and a flooding tide. The...

Sprite

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

APRIL 22ND. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. The coastguard kept a yacht under observation for some hours. The sea was very heavy, a N.W. gale was blowing, and it was decided to send out help. At 2.25 P.M.

the motor life-boat...

A Boat

Date: Summer 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 489

Swamped LOCHGILPHEAD POLICE informed Clyde Coastguard on the afternoon of Sunday September 11, 1983, that a report had been received of a boat in distress in Loch Fyne, between Ardrishaig and Kilfinnan. Further investigations were made and...

Lifeboat Launches on Service

Date: Autumn 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 450

Lifeboat launches on service during the months June, July and August, 1974 Aith, Shetland August 12 and 16.

Amble, Northumberland July 16, 29 and August 30.

Angle, Dyfed June 2, 23, July 2, 13, August 4, 6...

Category: Services

Young Talent:

Date: Autumn 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 498

Young talent: this painting was adjudged the winner out of 7,000 entries in a young people's competition organised by Sealink British Ferries as part of last summer's Safe at Sea appeal which raised £150,000 towards a new... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

In London to receive their awards

Date: Spring 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 488

In London to receive their awards (I to r): back row: Coxswain Michael Scales, St Peter Port, Helmsman David Munday, Selsey, and Helmsman Desmond Rogers, Portaferry.

Middle row: Coxswain Thomas Cocking, Senior, St Ives,... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Sovereign

Date: June 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 334

Broughty Ferry, Angus. — At about 9.55 A.M. on the 28th February, 1938, the Carnoustie coastguard telephoned that availing boat which had been anchored off Buddon Ness had drifted out of sight. An hour later they telephoned that Buddon Ness...

Royal Humane Society Award

Date: December 1958

Volume: 35

Issue: 386

MR. WILLIAM DRYDEN, motor mechanic of the Whitby life-boat, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's testimonial on parchment for the rescue on the 17th of July, 1958, of an elevenyear- old boy, who was struggling in the water in...

Category: Awards

Vanessa

Date: December 1957

Volume: 34

Issue: 382

Sheringham, Norfolk.—-At six o'clock on the evening of the 29th of July, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in need of help a quarter of a mile south-east of Sheringham.

At 6.22 the life-boat Foresters Cen-...