West Mersea, Essex. At approx.
8.10 p.m. on 22nd May, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed that a sailingdinghy had capsized half a mile southeast of the station. At. 8.12 the inshore rescue boat launched in a gentle...
THREE RESCUED Seaham, Co. Durham. At 6.42 p.m.
on 29th July, 1965, three men were stranded on North pier, unable to get back because of the waves breaking over the pier. At 7.19 the life-boat The Will and Fanny Kirby was...
Clogher Head, Co. Louth. At 10.30 on the morning of the 14th of August.
1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the offices of a shipping company that the motor vessel Dun- dalk, belonging to the company, had...
Cobles escorted in gale THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Flamborough lifeboat station was told by HM Coastguard at 1010 on Saturday October 15, 1983, that a number of Bridlington based open angling cobles were fishing north of Flamborough Head in...
For eleven days the RNLI stand, on a splendid site, was thronged with old and new friendsAFTER THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS of the RNLI stand at last year's Boat Show, when there were two lifeboats and two inshore lifeboats on display and the...
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Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 12.23 early on the morning of the llth of July, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Beachy Head lighthouse that redflares had been seen three miles south- west of the...
19th May. A fishing boat appeared to be in diffi- culties, but she did not need help.— Rewards, £5 7s. 6d..
30th November. A fishing boat was reported to be in distress, but she made Arklow without help.— Rewards, £18 4s. 6d..
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. At two o'clock on the morning of the 30th of June, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler was ashore five miles north of Portpatrick.
The life-boat Jeanie Speirs...
DECK CARGO OF TIMBER SHIFTED ON DANISH SHIP Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.7 a.m. on 31 st August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a Danish vessel had developed a very heavy list and was in danger of sinking twelve miles east of Fetlar. The...