YACHT TAKEN IN TOW TO HARBOUR Weymouth, Dorset. At 7.12 on the evening of the 12th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the steam yacht Medea of Colchester, had broken down seven miles west of Portland Bill. There...
New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 4.0 on the afternoon of the 31st of August, 1951, the police telephoned that a man had fallen down a cliff between Llan- granog and Penbryn Beach. The sea was too rough for a shore boat to put out, so the...
Buckle, Banffshlre.—At 3.10 in the afternoon of the 27th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was ashore half a mile north-west of the Covesea Lighthouse, and at 3.40 the life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow was launched...
Poole, Dorset. At 1.10 early on the morning of the 21st July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small boat with a man and his daughter aboard, which had left Wareham the evening before without lights, was overdue....
On a sunny May afternoon, families flocked to the Cornish seaside for half-term. But it was no holiday for RNLI lifeguards at Porthtowan and Perranporth, who saved four lives from a strong rip current
Porthtowan Beach,...
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John Bitckland, an assistant mechanic from Eastbourne station, has raised £485 towards the cost of Eastbourne's new lifeboat by means of a sponsored walk. John, seen here with Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings (r.) walked from... - View image in PDF
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During a moderate south-westerly gale and heavy sea on the afternoon of the 25th June, a small fishing-boat was observed about four miles to the east of Broadstairs with the crew making signals of distress by placing their jackets on oars....
THE manager of a large works in London has sent the Institution an account of the method which was adopted to carry out the annual life- boat appeal. The largest and strongest man in the works was chosen to make it. In one hand he had the...
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At 9.16 P.M. on the 9th October the coastguard telephoned that a small motor fishing boat was in difficulties in Yarmouth Roads, about three-quarters of a mile S.E. from Britannia Pier. A moderate and increasing S. gale was blowing, with a...
Arklow, Co. Wicklow_On the night of the 20th November, 1935, fishermen saw the local fishing coble Rosealean, about, a mile south of Arklow, showing signals of distress. A strong east breeze was blowing, with a rough...