Southend-on-Sea.—4th June, 1939.
A yacht was in distress off Foulness Island, but she was taken in tow by another vessel.—Rewards, £13 6s..
Holyhead, Anglesey. — 23rd July, 1939. A small yacht had gone agroundin a dangerous position, but she refloated with the rising tide.—Rewards, £7 10s..
14th Sep- tember. A yacht had appeared to be flying a signal of distress, but was found to be at anchor with clothing hoisted in the-rigging.—Rewards, £6 13s..
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—15th November.
A motor yacht had caught fire, but men on the beach helped the crew ashore.—Rewards, £19 19s. 6d..
Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset.— 10th June. A small yacht was in distress, but was towed in by a motor boat.—Rewards, £17 9s. 6d..
TOUCHED BOTTOM At 2.29 a.m. on 8th September, 1964, the police reported a red flare over Scroby sands. The sea was choppy with a fresh westerly breeze. The tide was two hours before low water when the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched...
SEPTEMBER 6TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
A motor yacht, on passage to Scarborough, had been reported overdue, but she arrived safely. - Rewards, £18 10s..
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 1.20 p.m. on 4th September, 1966, news was received that a yacht was being driven ashore on Pilling sands. At 1.30 the lifeboat Ann Letitia Russell was launched in a southerly gale and a rough sea. It was one hour...
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 1.58 on the morning of the 9th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small yacht from Moville was overdue. After further enquiries had been made the life-boat Lady Scott (Civil...