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Another valuable contribution to life-boat history has been made by Grahame Farr in his latest volume in the Wreck and Rescue Series. This tells the story of the South Devon life-boats (Wreck and Rescue on the Coast of Devon, D. Bradford...
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Karfinn
Yacht dragging anchor A YACHT AT ANCHOR but in difficulties in heavy seas off Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, was seen by Mumbles Coastguard and reported to the Mumbles honorary secretary at 1350 on December 19, 1973.
Maroons were...
Henrietta
On the 14th November, dur- ing a heavy westerly gale, the schooner Henrietta,, of Truro, which was at anchor in a dangerous position off the Selsey Bocks, hoisted signals of distress, and the Life-boat Four Sisters was launched to render aid...
Fishing Boats
On the 12th February, the Grace Darling was again launched and stood by some fishing-boats which had been overtaken by a rough sea..
Cecilia
At 3.30 P.M.
information was received that a vessel was flying signals of distress, and the crew of the Life-boat Charles Whiiton were assembled and the boat proceeded to sea in a heavy W.N.W. gale. When two miles S. by E....
A Motor Launch
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 6.16 P.M. on the llth May, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard at Cliff End that a motor launch off Barton-on-Sea had broken down, and that its occupants were waving clothing to attract attention. As...
A Trawler (1)
Fenit, Co. Kerry.—21st July, 1939.
The life-boat put out at 8.45 P.M. indense fog to the help of a trawler which was reported to have struck Sibyl Head and to be making for Blasket Sound in a sinking condition. Mr. T....
Premier and Pride
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the 31st October, 1939, a strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea.
Two local fishing boats Premier and Pride were out, and anxiety was felt for their safety. The life-boat crew and...
Floreat
ANOTHER FISHING BOAT IN DANGER Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 3.3 in the afternoon of February 28th, 1947, a report was received that a fishing boat was lying about a quarter of a mile east of Castle Hill, in a dangerous position.<...
Prevail
Cromarty.—On the night of the 4th September the coastguard at South Sutor telephoned that a vessel, presumably the local motor fishing boat Prevail, which was overdue, was showing distress signals six to seven miles due east. A moderate and...