Waving, not drowning On 5 September 2005, RNLI lifeguards from Bantham and Sedgewell Cove saved four young canoeists. Bantham lifeguards found two of the children out of their canoes, waving and shouting and another two hanging on to an...
MCH. 2OTH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. During the morning a message was received from the Seahouses coastguard that seven fishing boats of Beadnell were outside the harbour, but unable to enter owing to the very heavy swell.
JULY 15TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. During the evening a message was received from the coastguard, that a yacht was ashore on the Buxey Sands, but was not showing any distress signals. A gentle S.E. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea....
Nov. 19TH. - ALDEBURGH: SUFFOLK.
At 4.45 A.M. a message was received from the Orfordness coastguard that a vessel was in distress about two miles from Orfordness Lighthouse. A strong N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea....
Nov. 23RD. - MARGATE, KENT. A message had been received from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking four miles east of the Tongue Light-vessel. The life-boat was launched at 4.15 P.M. When she reached the position given she could see a...
AUGUST 5TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.
At about 8 in the morning the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Emulate, of Kirkcaldy, was in difficulties about four miles W.N.W. of Peel, and the motor life-boat Helen Sutton was...
AUGUST 29TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE.
At 3.15 P.M. the local doctor asked for the help of the life-boat to take a young woman, suffering from acute appendicitis, to hospital at Oban, as there would be no steamer until the...
NOVEMBER 1 8TH. - PORTRUSH, CO.
ANTRIM. At 6.45 A.M. information was received through the military authorities that a bombing aeroplane had come down in the sea off Castlerock and that two of the crew of six were believed...
Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...
OCTOBER 11TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At 11.29 in the morning the coastguard reported that an R.A.F. Mosquito aeroplane had crashed into the sea three miles north-east of Porthdinllaen Point. A light east-north-east wind was...