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...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.8 p.m.
on 26th August, 1965, a yacht was reported to have capsized off Westcliffe swimming pool. At 2.9 the IRB launched in a gentle to moderate south-westerly breeze and rough sea. She came up...