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Criticisms of the absence of the Sunderland life-boat when a lifeguard was drowned in tragic circumstances near the Cat and Dog steps at Roker last August were refuted at the inquest on the lifeguard, Mr. John Ramsay. He had gone out to...
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YACHT SEEN TO DISAPPEAR IN ROUGH SEA Exmouth, Devon. At 9.25 on the evening of the 16th August, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report that a sailing yacht had been seen to disappear between a half and...
WITHERNSEA.—A vessel having been reported ashore about a mile S. of Withernsea, the Life-boat Admiral Horn was launched at about 1.10 A.M. on the 17th November, in a heavy sea, the wind blowing half a gale from the S.E., and saved the crew...
Whitehills, Banffshire.—On the afternoon of the 14th April it was learned that the motor fishing boat Vesper, of Fraserburgh, was running for shelter and heading towards Macduff. She had previously been warned away from Fraserburgh and...
Held on board the Ramsgate and Walmer life-boats (see page 6). - View image in PDF
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WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—Signal guns were fired by the Newarp Lightship on the morning of the 5th May and a vessel with only one mast standing was seen to be drifting on the outer side of the lightship.
The Life-boat Margaret...
Skegness, Lincolnshire - At 1.17 p.m. on I4th August, 1966, a small motor boat was reported to have broken down a quarter of a mile east of Chapel point. At 1.30 the IRB was launched in a heavy swell and a fresh westerly wind. It was one...
On the afternoon of the 22nd August fourteen local fishing cobles were at sea outside the harbour entrance. A moderate N.E.
breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough and breaking owing to a very strong outflow from the...