The crew have their photograph taken with Mrs Flo Smith and her family. - View image in PDF
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THE splendid services carried out by the crew of the Tynemouth Motor Life-boat Henry Vernon, on the occasion of the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla off Whitby, in 1914, are probably still fresh in the memory of our readers, and the fine...
TYRELLA, Co. DOWN.—On the 13th April, at about 7 A.M., the brigantine Cygnet, bound from Silloth to Dundalk, with a cargo of coal, was driven ashore in Dandrum Bay during a strong S.E. gate.
The Memorial Life-boat put off...
At 10.15 A.M. on 20th October information was received from Whitby through the Coastguard that the fishing boat For- tunatus, of Whitby, had been warned not to attempt to enter Whitby Harbour on account of the N.E. gale blowing, and was...
The Staithes Pull- ing and Sailing Life-boat John Anthony was launched at 10.45 A.M. on the 5th October, as two of a number of fishing cobles which had put to sea to haul their crab pots had not returned and the sea had become rough, with a...
The fishing fleet belonging to this port were overtaken when at sea by a whole S.S.E. gale and very heavy sea, which suddenly arose on the 14th January. Fearing that an accident might occur to some of the boats, and be attended by loss of...
The Life - boat William and Charles was launched in response to distress signals at about 10.30 A.M. on the 22nd December. She found the Submarine C 12 ashore and landed the crew of sixteen hands.
Later in the day the...
The ketch Zenobia, of London, whilst bound from Sunderland to London with a cargo of bottles, was overtaken by a S.S.E. gale when riding abreast Southwold Harbour, on the 5th February. At the time the master was alone on board, the two hands...
FRASERBURGH.—The Life-boat Anna Maria Lee was launched at 1 P.M. on the 12th January, a telegram having beenreceived from Pitullie stating that four fishing yawls which had left that place in the morning were unable to return owing to a...
On the 10th May the fishing-boats were again in much danger, in consequence of having been overtaken by stormy weather.
The Life-boat put off to help them, and remained by them until they had entered the harbour. One boat,...