Bembridge, Isle of Wight—26th May.
A small yacht had been reported in difficulties, but it was found that she did not need any help.—Rewards, £5 5s. 6d..
Newcastle, Co. Down.—16th August.
A yacht was in a dangerous position inside St. John's Point, but she got round it and made for Ardglass.— Rewards, £19 2s..
Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—3rd December, 1937. A derelict motor yacht was picked up, but had to be abandoned in a sinking condition. A boat from her, with some clothes and papers, wasbrought ashore. The crew had been rescued by a passing...
Lifeboatmen transferred to Belgian yacht in gale and heavy seas A joint service by Southwold's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat Quiver and Lowestoft's Tyne Spirit of Lowestoft has won two lifeboatmen framed letters of thanks from the...
Long tow in difficult conditions for Skegness and Humber lifeboats Skegness and Humber lifeboats were both involved in a long service when conditions became too severe for a classic, 1920s-built motor yacht on a delivery passage from Great...
At 8.10 P.M. on the 30th August the coast- guard at Totland telephoned that a small yacht was burning red flares near Elbow Buoy. A fresh S.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea.
The motor life-boat...
SURVIVORS TO HOSPITAL Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.10 p.m. on i4th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that the Nab pilot cutter had rescued four people from a yacht which had overturned. The life-boat was required as some of the...
Exmouth, Devon.—2nd August. A small yacht got out of control, but a motor boat took her in tow.—Rewards, £9..
19th September. A yacht ran ashore on Scroby Sands, but refloated unaided.
—Rewards, £9 13s..
OLD LIFE-BOAT WEATHERED STORM Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 2.45 p.m. on nth July, 1965, a two masted yacht was seen off the Wall End buoy, apparently receiving a heavy battering from the seas. There was a west-by-south wind of near...