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A Small Fishing Boat Tulip
It was reported by the Coastguard at Cairnbulg at about 10.30 P.M. on 16th May, that the small fishing boat Tulip, of Fraserburgh, with two men on board, was in distress off Cairnbulg Beacon and drifting into the surf. The swell was heavy...
Auxiliary Rescue-boats
In 1941 the Air Ministry asked the Institution if it could open more stations on the west coast of Ireland for the help of aeroplanes which were forced down by bad weather, failure of fuel or injury in battle, as they flew in from the...
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Frode
APRIL 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 5.45 P.M . the coastguard reported a ship sinking four miles S.E. at Littlehampton, and at 6.17 P.M. the motorlife-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched. A fresh S.W. wind was...
Teazer & Birthday
At 5 A.M. on the 7th March the Coastguard reported that a vessel in the roads was making signals of distress. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat, Civil Service No. 1, were promptly assembled and the boat pro- ceeded to the vessel in question....
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th May, 1961, when the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson put off in response to a call from the police at Louisburgh, Co.
Mayo, there was a strong west...
Lord Alcester
7.40 A.M. on the 21st November the Coastguard reported that a ketch was ashore on the break- water at the entrance to the harbour.
A strong E. gale was blowing at the time with a heavy sea, and the Life- boat Harmar was ...
Rhodesia
During the afternoon of the 3rd December the Coxswain of the Life-boat Docea Chap- man was informed that an attempt was going to be made to save the steam trawler Rhodesia, of Grimsby, which had stranded five miles to the south of Withernsea...
Galilean
CASUALTY FOUND 20FT FROM ROCKY LKK SHORK Crew rescued from fishing vessel in Force 11 winds and total darkness Coxswain/Mechanic Thomas Ralston of Mallaig has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for rescuing two men and their...
Penguin
At 9.5 P.M. on the 27th July a telephone message was received from the coastguard that flares of distress were being shown one mile N.E. of Rhyl Pier. A strong and increasing W.N.W. wind was blowing and the sea was rough. The pulling...