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Sulaire

Date: September 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 393

Sheringham, Norfolk. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht heading for Sheringham appeared to be in distress in weather which was rapidly deteriorat- ing. There was...

Maria

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

JULY 9TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, AND CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. While bound from Rochester to Maldon with a load of brick rubble the barge Maria, of Rochester, lost her sprit and was in difficulties about one and a half miles S.W. of the Swin...

A Fishing Yawl and a Motor Boat

Date: December 1963

Volume: 37

Issue: 406

ESCORT FOR YAWL AND MOTOR BOAT Longhope, Orkney. At 10.45 a.m. on Monday the 29th of July, 1963, the honorary secretary was informed by the bowman of the life-boat that a small fishing yawl was being towed by a motor boat and they were in...

Eleanor

Date: December 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 344

FISHING-BOAT REFLOATED Barrow, Lancashire.—At about 2.45 in the morning of the 22nd of October, 1947, the Walney Island coastguard reported flares to the south of Hilpsford Point, and at 3.10 the motor life-boat N.T. was launched. The...

None (15)

Date: 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1944

MARCH 29TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE, AND BEAUMARIS, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. A report had been received that an aeroplane was in distress and another that three men had baled out of an aeroplane, presumably the same one, but nothing could...

Fargo

Date: December 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 418

Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 5.50 p.m. on 9th August, 1966, distress flares were seen coming from the auxiliary yacht Fargo off the West Holm buoy. At 6.3 the life-boat Frederick Edward Crick proceeded in a westerly gale and a rough sea. The tide...

Mr and Mrs Barrie

Date: Winter 1987

Volume: 50

Issue: 499

Mr and Mrs Barrie (2nd I and r) were delighted to receive a Famous Grouse decanter from Mr Sherriff (1), director of Matthew Gloag and Son Ltd, distillers of the whisky. Guests at Mr and Mrs Barrie's Old Mill Hotel, Motherwell, completed... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Emerald Isle

Date: November 1878

Volume: 10

Issue: 110

LYTHAM. — On the 22 nd September, during a 8. gale with thick rain squalls, a vessel was observed ashore on Salthouse Bank, and showing signals of distress.

The Life-boat was launched, and on arriving alongside found that...

Parsons Engineering Co. Ltd.

Date: April 1971

Volume: 42

Issue: 435

This could mean trouble....

. . . unless you have an engine you can rely on.

With a Parsons marine diesel you know your engine won't let you down in a crisis — or at any time. You can depend on it.<...

Category: Advertisement

Rambler

Date: February 1883

Volume: 12

Issue: 127

ALDBOROUGH, SUFFOLK.—On the 24th October the schooner Rambler, of Folkestone, was seen to be running for the shore at Aldborough with a flag of distress in her rigging, during a heavy gale of wind from S.S.W., and a very rough sea. She...