Jan. 2.—Three men s-aved a man who had fallen overboard from the hrigantine Thomas, of Lowestoft, which was lying at anchor oS Lowestoft Harbour.—Reward, 15s.
Jan. 5.—Six men saved four fishermen whose boat hnd been...
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A BELL which was bought sixty-three years ago by the fish salesmen of Brixham fish market was used for many years as a speedy method of summoning the crew of the Torbay life-boat even before the maroons were fired. The bell was at one time...
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NOVEMBER 7TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA), ESSEX. During the afternoon news came that a vessel had been mined south of Holland Point. A light northerly wind was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Edward Z....
JUNE 5TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea and was on fire, but an air-sea rescue boat passed the life-boat on the way.- Rewards. £3 3s. 6d..
JULY 3RD. - WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET. An aeroplane had crashed in flames in the sea, but only a body was found.
- Rewards, £4 0s. 6d..
Lives lost at Lulworth Cove Two teenage boys were swept off rocks at Lulworth Cove in Dorset on 3 November 2005. A third boy managed to get himself ashore and raise the alarm. Four lifeboats, Weymouth's relief Severn class Roger and Joy...
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. — 2nd October, 1938. Rockets had been reported three miles away, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £44 3s..
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 12.50 p.m. on 4th May, 1966, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a nine year old boy had to be taken to the mainland for hospital treatment. As there was no other suitable boat available,...
Life-boat 70-001 - At 6.25 p.m. on 28th August, 1966, three boys were reported stranded on some rocks north of Hartland quay. The 7O-foot life-boat Charles H.
Barrett (Civil Service No. 55) proceeded at 6.30 in a south...
JUNE 14TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
A light, thought to be a distress signal, had been seen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 4s. 9d..