FEBRUARY 5TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A motor vessel’s engine had broken down, but the vessel got into the shelter of a headland and did not need help.
- Rewards, £21 2s. 6d..
APRIL 11TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
A British aeroplane had come down in the sea, but a destroyer rescued the pilot.
- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
JUNE 20TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 0s. 3d.
(See Watchet, “ page 98.) Services by Shore-boats,”.
APRIL 26TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN.
A motor boat had gone aground in dense fog, but was able to get off unaided.- Rewards, £6 15s.
(See Cloughry, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 145)..
DECEMBER 27TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
A Swordfish aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £20 19s.
(See Millom, “Services by Auxiliary Rescueboats,” page 72.).<...
JANUARY 11TH. - BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but was found to have come down on land.
- Rewards, £12 16s. 6d..
DECEMBER 8TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A herring drifter had been reported aground, but the life-boat found nothing, and a drifter, which had been aground, came in while the life-boat was out.
- Rewards,...
Beaumarls, Anglesey.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 24th of February, 1955, the marine superintendent of a firm of boat builders reported that the motor torpedo boat Dark Antagonist, under the firm's control, was moored in Friar's Bay...
Blyth, and Newbiggin, Northumber- land.—At 7.32 on the morning of the 10th of May, 1955, the coastguard telephoned the Blyth life-boat station to say a man at Cambois had reported that a fishing coble appeared to be in difficulties in...
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — During the afternoon of the 17th of March, 1949, parts of wireless messages were picked up at the life-boat station.
They came from tugs which appeared to be in difficulties with a vessel in tow...