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Great Yarmouth Coxswain, David Mason,
Great Yarmouth Coxswain, David Mason, recently presented the Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medallion to 20 youngsters at Sprowston High School in Norwich.
David, a recent RNLI Bronze Medallist, attended a special... - View image in PDF
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Prince de Liege
THIRTEEN MEN TAKEN OFF BELGIAN TRAWLER Stronsay, Orkneys. At 10.10 on the morning of the 22nd December, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Belgian trawler was ashore on rocks between Auskerry and Stronsay. The...
The S.S. Clonlee
Workington, Cumberland. — On the 10th of July, 1952, the S.S. Clonlee, which had arrived off Workington from Algiers, laden with iron ore, radioed that she was short of food and asked for provisions. Her agents asked if the life-boat would...
Lizzie and Daisy
At 9 o'clock in the evening* of the 11 th January, when a whole gale was blowing, it was reported that some of the fishing-hoats were at sea in a helpless condition with their sails blown away. Steps were taken to verify the report, and...
None (10)
APRIL 2ND. - AITH, SHETLANDS. At 4.30 P.M. the naval officer in charge, Shetlands, asked if the life-boat could take a military guard to Foula, and bring back some airmen whose Whitley bomber aeroplane had crashed on the island. A moderate N...
Fishing Cobles (2)
A heavy sea suddenly made on the morning of the 24th April when three of the cobles were at sea. There was a strong N.E.
breeze with snow showers at the time.
The cobles were observed from shore, and...
L’Appel-de-Lemar
MAY 2ND. - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.
During the evening the French fishing vessel L’Appel-de-Lemar, while on passage from Newlyn to Fleetwood, with a crew of five, grounded on St. Bernard’s Wharf about half a mile...
Seagull
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. — At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 25th of October, 1948, the harbour-master tele- phoned that a small yawl, under sail, was about six miles out to sea and appeared to be in difficulties. A squally north-westerly...
the Sailing Boat Dolphin
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed that the sailing boat Dolphin had cap- sized near the Bailey lighthouse. At 5.25 the life-boat R.P.L. put out in smooth sea. There...
Vervine Blossom
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 2.22 on the afternoon of the 8th of January, 1958, a resident of Wexford told the coxswain that he had heard from one of his own fishing boats that the fishing vessel Vervine Blossom was aground on the...