Cromer, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—On the 2nd November, 1938, the Cromer life-boat rescued five from the Spanish steamer Cantabria, which was slowly sinking after being shelled by an armed auxiliary cruiser flying the flag of...
Howth, Co. Dublin.—12th August, 1939. The civic guard had reported that a man was in the sea and was urgently in need of help. The life-boat put out with Mr. H. McCracken. a member of the committee, on board, and in the absence of the...
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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TOW FOR COXSWAIN'S FISHING BOAT Montrose, Angus. At noon on the 23rd August, 1962, the coxswain reported by radio-telephone from his motor fishing boat Rosemary that he needed help two miles off Usan. The life-boat The Good Hope was...
GIRL WITH FRACTURE At 2.30 p.m. on 4th September, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a young girl with a fractured arm needed to be conveyed to Inishmaan Island to catch the mail boat, which would take her to the...
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...
At 7. p.m. on loth June, 1966, a yacht was reported aground to the west of the pier. There was a light north easterly wind with a slight sea and thick fog. It was one hour after low water. The no. 2 life-boat William Henry and Mary King...
FATAL FALL At 3.9 p.m. on 23rd May, 1964, the Great Yarmouth police informed the honorary secretary that a man had fallen into the river at the yacht station. The tide was almost at low water. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with...
CREW WERE SAFE Swanage, Dorset. At 6.7 p.m. on 12th April, 1964, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a yacht had grounded on Kimmeridge Ledge. There was a gentle south-westerly breeze with a moderate sea. Visibility...
LOCH NEVIS SEARCH Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 3.45 p.m. on i6th November, 1964, the wife of the owner of the motor launch Queen of Scots told the honorary secretary that the launch was overdue from a trip to Inverie.
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