BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—The barque Ceres, of Eonne, bound from Cronstadt for Berwick with a cargo of battens, in trying to enter the harbour, on the evening of the 24th August, struck on the bar and was driven by the heavy seas on Spittal Beach,...
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Valentia, Co. Kerry.—On the 3rd of April, 1954, the Commissioners of Irish Lights asked if the life-boat would land a seriously injured man from the Skellig's Rocks lighthouse, as the Commissioners' tender Valonia had already made...
ON the 15th of May, 1951, the Flam- borough life-boat went out to save a.
boy, fallen over a cliff.
For a full account of this service, and list of rewards, see page 205..
FALMOUTH, CORNWALL On the 19th January, 1940, the Falmouth life-boat rescued the crew of thirtyfive of the S.S. Kirkpool, of West Hartlepool.
COXSWAIN JOHN C. SNELL was awarded the silver medal.
MOTOR...
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Shortly before 1 A.M. on the 6th March, it was reported that a vessel about a mile to the north of the harbour was making signals of distress. There was a strong S.S.E. gale at the time and the sea was very heavy. With great promptness the...
At daybreak on the 20th. November the Life-boat Richard and Sarah was instrumental in saving two fishing smacks and their crews of 4 men each. These vessels were, prior to the arrival of the Life-boat, most critically situated, owing...
RHOSCOLYN, ANGLESEY. — The barque Hjemlos, of and for Grimstadt, from Belfast in ballast, was observed about three miles S.W. of Bhoscolyn, apparently unmanageable, during a moderate gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea, on the 18th December....
Humber, Yorkshire. — At 2.40 in the afternoon of the 1st of April 1952, the Mablethorpe coastguard tele- phoned that a small ship lying at anchor three and a half miles east- north-east of Mablethorpe appeared to be flying a distress signal,...
WE believe that a life-belt, for an adult person of average size, ought to have, at the least, buoyant power equal to 20 Ibs., and as much more as can conveniently be obtained.
Having decided on the amount of buoyancy, the...
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