We're not asking you to risk your life in Force 9 gales. Or to be on call, day and night. Or even to devote time to training. We are asking for something equally important, though: put pen to paper, below, and take out a Lifeboats...
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On the 19th April, at 10 15 A.M., the barquentine Clachnacuddin, 'ofGuernsey, coal laden from Shields for Jersey, was observed in the fog, apparently stranded on the Scroby Sand. The fog liftiog a little, signals were fired by the Cockle...
HAJBWIOH.—In answer to signals from the Cork light-vessel, the Sprmgwell Lifeboat put to sea at about 6.30 P.M., on the llth October, during a strong wind, thick weather and a high sea. She first proceeded to the Sunk light-vessel, and as...
Cargo shifted A MAYDAY distress call was received from the small Danish coaster Petit Folmer at 1025 on the morning of Thursday December 8, 1983, reporting that she was taking water, listing and needed assistance; she was 2l/2 miles east of...
DECEMBER 13TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. An SOS had been received from a motor vessel on fire off Corsewall Point, but the fire was got under control, the injured members of the crew were taken off by a motor launch, and tugs arrived to...
GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—While the Life-boat John Burch was out for exercise on the morning of the 9th January, a steamer was observed apparently on the Scroby Sands. The boat proceeded to the steamer, which proved to be the Helea, of...
Worthing, Sussex. At approximately 3.15 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy had capsized one mile off Lancing. At 3.25 the IRB launched in a strong gusting to near gale force south-westerly wind and rough...
SHIPWRECK Vera Cumberlege Illustrated by Maurice Yardley As a child the author watched the Bembridge lifeboat rowed to a wreck for the last time before a powered boat arrived. The dramatic events of that day remained in her memory and...
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DECEMBER 13TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
At 4.20A.M. a telephone message was received from the naval authorities at Dover, through the Lade coastguard, that three of H.M. tank landing vessels were in...
FISHING VESSEL ESCORTED TO SAFETY Plymouth, Devon. At 10.30 a.m. on Sunday the 7th of July, 1963, the Queen's Harbour Master informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the police reporting that the fishing...