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£ HOLYHEAD.—About 7.45 on the evening of Sunday, the 27th January, while a whole gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea and thick weather, a vessel was seen in the outer roads burning signals of distress. The steam...
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Motor Life- boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 7.20 A.M. on 29th February, in a moderate E.S.E. gale with a heavy sea, on receipt of information from the Coastguard that Newarp Lightvessel was firing rockets.
The Coxswain...
Silver Wave
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At 4.30 p.m. on 28th March, 1970, the life-boat's motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a fishing boat was signalling for assistance off Scarlet point. After confirmation from the coastguard the...
Lively Lady
Moelfre, Anglesey - At 3.17 p.m. on 26th April, 1970, it was learnt that the 22 foot Bermuda-rigged yacht Lively Lady was in difficulties three miles south of the life-boat house and was firing distress signals. The lifeboat Watkin Williams...
Gypsy
At 7.30 a.m. on 12th April, 1970, the coastguard reported that a sailing yacht three miles north ofPoint Lynas was in difficulties. The life-boat Watkin Williams was launched at 7.40. There was a south easterly gale with a rough sea. The...
A Cabin Cruiser
Workington, Cumberland - At 6.31 p.m. on 12th April, 1970, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser with a crew of two was in difficulties half a mile off shore. The life-boat Manchester and Salford XXIX slipped her...
Panther
THE GOODWINS SPARE A SHIP As described on page 126, the Goodwin Sands seldom spare vessels that run aground. But occasionally they are lucky. At 3.36 p.m. on 30th March, 1971, the Walmer honorary secretary picked up a message reporting that...
Jack Alma
Ramsgate, Kent - At 5.13 p.m. on 1st April, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yachtwas trying to enter the harbour.
While the information was being passed a red flare was fired by the yacht. The...
West Winds
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 6.45 p.m. on 19th August, 1968, the coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties off Bodelias point.
The life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched at 7.10 in a south south...