Youghal, Co. Cork - At 4.35 p.m. on 9th September, 1969, Valentia radio station reported that the motor fishing vessel Beal Abhr was in difficulties in Youghal bay. The lifeboat /. B. Couper of Glasgow was launched at 4.45 in a fresh...
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 5 p.m. on 12th November, 1966, it was reported that a distress signal had been flashed from a boat, about one and a half miles north west of Puffin Island. The lifeboat Field Marshall and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 5...
At 7.23 p.m. 27th June, 1967, it was learned that a distress message had been received from a vessel in a position threemiles north east of Whitby. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepwonh was launched at 7.30 in a calm sea. It was one and a half...
Norfolk maritime heroes and legends
by Mark Nicholls
Review by Carol Waterkeyn
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SEPTEMBER 6TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.
At 12.15 in the afternoon a message came from Dolphin Camp, Brixham, that there had been a cliff accident at Sharkham Point, Brixham, and at 12.25 the motor life-boat George Shee was launched...
• The Flamborough lifeboat swimming club was formed about a year ago as a result of three crew members wishing to qualify as official swimmers on our lifeboat. We found it was easier and cheaper to take the Royal Life Saving Society's...
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CRESSWELL.—While a fresh wind was blowing from S.E., accompanied by foggy weather and a heavy sea, on the 13th March, the brig Vaaren, of and from Tvedestrand for Newcastle-on-Tyne, laden with pit-props, stranded at Quarry...
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—At about 6.15 P.M. on the 12th October, 1938, a doctor, a member of the local life-boat committee, asked for the life-boat to be launched to take to Penzance a young man who was suffering from acute...
NEAR PORT ISAAC Padstow, Cornwall. At 12.55 p.m.
on i6th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that three Port Isaac fishing boats were still at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather. The honorary secretary...