RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the...
BULL BAY, ANGLESEY.—On the 6th September it was reported that a ship was ashore abreast of the Middle Mouse islet.
The Life-boat Curling was launched at 9 A.M., proceeded to the vessel, which was found to be the barque...
— The Life - boat Frien Walch was launched in a heavy S.E. gale on the afternoon of the llth December to a French schooner, which was dragging her anchor and drifting ashore in Weymouth Bay. A tug endeavoured to tow the Life-boat to the...
Dur- ing a moderate W.N.W. gale with a heavy sea and rain, at about 9.30 P.M.
on 29th October, information was re- ceived that the open motor fishing boat Blue Sell, of Barrow, which had been fishing off Duddon Estuary, had...
ENGINE FAILED, SAIL CARRIED AWAY Walmer, Kent.—At 8.17 on the night of the 9th of September, 1947, the Deal coastguard telephoned that the auxili- ary yacht Amulet needed a tow one mile east of St. Margarets Bay. The motor life-boat Charles...
WATER POURED IN At 10.55 P-m- on 22nd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain that flares had been seen east-north-east of North Cockle buoy. There was a moderate sea with a gentle south-southwesterly breeze and the tide was at...
HORSES IN WATER The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At ip.m.on i8thOctober, 1964, the coxswain of the life-boat was told that two horses had entered the sea at Southend, The Mumbles, and were swimming away from land. Several local boats tried to...
Weymonth, Dorset-At 6.16 p.m.
on 4th January, 1970, the coastguard reported that a distress signal had been sighted about five miles east north east of Portland Bill. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke slipped her moorings...
Hartlepool, Co. Durham - At 7 p.m. on 22nd May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties three quarters of a mile north-east of Hartlepool.
The life-boat City of Bradford...
Workington, Cumberland - At 2 p.m. on 5th February, 1967 a small boat was reported to be firing distress flares two miles to the seaward of Sailerbeck cemetery. The life-boat Thomas McCunn on temporary duty at the station, slipped her...