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A Small Yacht
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.30 A.M. on the 4th August, 1938, information was received from a resident of Three Beaches that a small yacht, anchored off Goodrington Beach, appeared to be in difficulties and in a dangerous position. There was a...
Marie
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 3.20 in the afternoon on the 20th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned to say that a small yacht was in distress in Pegwell Bay. The two men on board were waving an oar with a flag attached.
At 3.28...
Pilica
ESCORT FOR POLISH VESSEL IN NEAR GALE Holyhead, Anglesey. At 9.7 on the morning of the 13th December, 1962, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a resident of Trearddur Bay had reported a small vessel burning red...
Volunteer
TOW FOR FISHING VESSEL AFTER ENGINE BREAKDOWN Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 2.27 p.m. on Wednesday the 10th of July, 1963, the Shoreham coastguard told the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Volunteer, of Shoreham, was making distress...
Boats
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. On the afternoon of the 5th of June, 1960, the weather deteriorated rapidly. There were thundery showers and the south- westerly wind increased suddenly from force 4 to force 8. A number of small craft...
A Fishing Boat
Hastings, Sussex.—At 8.27 on the morning of the 27th of May, 1956, the Fairlight coastguard telephoned to say a fishing boat with three men on board was drifting out to sea off St. Leonards.
At 8.50 the life-boat M.T.C. was...
Seafarer
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 12.56 p.m.
on 15th October, 1966, a longshore boat was seen firing red flares half a mile east of Lowestoft harbour entrance. The lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick was launched four minutes later in a...
A Storm Boat and a Dinghy
Easrney, Hampshire - At 7.2 p.m. on 19th April, 1970, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that a stormboat with a number of skin divers aboard was in difficulties near the Horse Sand fort and was being driven out to sea by...
P.L.M. 25
MARCH 1ST. - WELLS, NORFOLK. At 12.55 P.M. the coastguard reported a ship’s boat adrift about two miles N.N.W. of their lookout. A moderate easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935,...