Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 5.35 on the evening of the 21st of February, I960, the office of the Commissioners of Irish Lights informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the Coningbeg lightvessel was suffering from blood...
Yachtsman transferred in 'appalling9 conditions A service by Weymouth lifeboat on 13 April 1992 has Jed to the Director sending a letter of appreciation to Second Coxswain David Pitman, the station's Honorary Medical Adviser Dr Will...
Royal visitor: Princess Anne discusses lifeboating with Helmsman Bob Fossetl when she visited Southend in May to name the town's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat Percy Garon II.
Before the naming ceremony, the Princess had... - View image in PDF
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Scarborough, Yorkshire. On the 1st of November, 1960, a south-easterly gale was blowing and conditions at the harbour entrance were very bad. As two fishing boats were still at sea, it was decided to launch the life-boat so that she could...
Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 8.50 on the evening of the 16th of June, 1952, the bridge keeper reported that a fishing vessel was drifting towards Clay Head, Onchan, and appeared to be in dis- tress. The life-boat Millie Walton, with the branch...
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—Flares having been shown by a vessel at anchor in the bay while a moderate gale was blowing from S.E., accompanied by a heavy sea and thick weather, on the 4th October, the Life-boat Mary Isabella was launched at 5.50...
Caister, Norfolk.—At 12.20 early on the morning of the 30th of May, 1955, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Harfry, of London, had been in collision with another ship be- tween the North Cockle buoy and Middle Caister buoy,...
Acting Coxswain Roy Couzens Station: Dover Boat: 50ft Thames Rotary Service Conditions: Wind SSW Force 16- 17, gusting to more than 100 knots. Seas 20ft high within Dover Harbour, more than 60ft outside.
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St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 16th of March, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the Royal Naval Air Station at Brawdy had reported that a Sea Balliol aircraft had crashed into the sea two...
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 4 p.m. on 28th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that one of the local fishing fleet—the fishing vessel Seafarer—was in danger of drifting on to the lee shore off Grimishador, about...