Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 3.7 on the afternoon of the 28th of August, 1958, the police at Broadford reported that a small dinghy with one man on board was adrift off the south end of Palay Island, two miles north of...
For converting solar energy into electrical power, a solar battery charger made by Lucas C.A.V. Marine, seen here fitted on cabin top of A. H. Moody's Carbineer 46 motor sailer. A ray of hope—from light—for the future ?. - View image in PDF
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, Nor- folk.—19th October. A drifter had been driven ashore on the north beach, but her crew were rescued from the shore.—Rewards, £30 7s..
27th February. A trawler ran ashore, but the Board of Trade rocket apparatus had rescued the crew before the life-boat arrived.— Rewards, £10 6s. 3d..
17th Octo- ber. A fishing boat was wrecked on Portmadoc Bar, and before the life- boat could reach her the crew of two had been swept away and drowned.— Rewards, £7 16*. 6d..
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.—22nd January.
A steamer had foundered, but her crew were rescued by another steamer.—Rewards, £15 9*..
Troon, Ayrshire. •— 28th February.
A fishing smack had run aground, but her crew reached shore unaided.— Rewards, £13 11s. 6d..
MARCH 15TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
A British Hurricane aeroplane had crashed and was found on East Hoyle Sandbank, but there was no trace of her crew. - Rewards, £21 17s..
DECEMBER 13TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. A steamer had gone ashore, but her crew were rescued by the coastguard life-saving rocket apparatus.- Rewards, £6 19s..
JAN. 22ND. - TORBAY, DEVON. A motor fishing boat had gone ashore, but her crew reached safety unaided.-Rewards, £14 18s. 6d. Six days before she had been rescued by the Torbay life-boat..