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Aith, Shetlands.-—On the 9th of Jan- uary, 1956, the doctor at Walls asked if the life-boat would take him and a relieving nurse to Foula, because con- tinuous bad weather had isolated the island for nearly a month and at least two people...
Theresa and Wladiener
CAISTER.—On the 28th March, a vessel was seen by her lights to be approaching the Barber Sand, and to lay fast on it about 7.45 P.M., when flares were burned immediately on board her. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat was forthwith launched, and...
Margaret and James
Filey, Yorkshire. On the 2nd of November, 1960, the fishing coble Margaret and James was at sea in a south-south-westerly gale. The weather was cloudy with fierce squalls, and the sea was rough. As the weather was be- coming worse it was...
Brawlass
Barrow, Lancashire. At 8.38 on the evening of the 8th of November, 1957, the Walney coastguard reported seeing red flares about three miles west-north- west of the look-out. The life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched at 8.55 in a calm sea with...
Ferry Saint Malo
Two lifeboats on service as high speed passenger ferry runs on to rocksBoth of Jersey's lifeboats, St Heller's Tyne class Alexander Coutanche and St Catherine's Atlantic rigid inflatable Jessie Eliza, were involved in a service...
Life-Boat Centenary Souvenirs
THE following are the Centenary Souvenirs of which the Institution now has stocks ready for distribution. It hopes that all Honorary Secretaries and other Life-boat workers will make every effort to sell them, not only as a means of...
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Castle, of Aberystwith
On the 25th December, during stormy weather, the smack Castle, of Aberystwith, was totally wrecked at the mouth of the bar.
The Evelyn Wood life-boat went off and" placed 6 men on board to assist in saving the vessel...
A Motor Boat
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—On the morning of the 1st of August, 1954, twelve members of an angling club went in a motor boat to the Calf of Man, but during the afternoon the weather grew worse and prevented them from returning. At three...
St Clair
At 2 A.M. on the 17th March signals for assistance were seen from a schooner at anchor in the bay. A strong N.N.W. gale was blowing at the time, accompanied by a moderate sea, and without loss of time the Life-boat James Stevens No. 10 was...
Reliance
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 9.20 on the night of the 2nd of February, 1957, the Formby coastguard telephoned that a fishing vessel on passage from Deganwy to Fleetwood had engine trouble and was drifting near the Morecambe Bay lightveseel. She...