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Tango

Date: September 1969

Volume: 41

Issue: 429

Hastings, Sussex - At 6 p.m. on 13th April, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been reported south east of the life-boat station. At 6.9 the life-boat Fairlight was launched. The tide was flooding. The...

Agricola

Date: November 1897

Volume: 16

Issue: 186

FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES.—While a strong W.N.W. gale was blowing, with sleet, squally weather and a heavy sea, on the 3rd March the Coastguard watchman reported a schooner about five or six miles out, bearing N.N.W. from the look-out house, in...

Mother's Joy

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 10.50 on the morning of the 12th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Amble life-boat was on service searching for the fishing coble Mother's Joy but that she had not managed...

Blue Nobby

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Rhyl, Flintshire. At 4.25 on the after- noon of the 15th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be broken down five to six miles north-by- west of the coastguard look-out. The life-boat...

Coxswain/Mechanic Ronald Cannon

Date: Spring 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 496

Coxswain/Mechanic Ronald Cannon. - View image in PDF

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Fishing Cobles

Date: February 1914

Volume: 22

Issue: 251

On the 7th May seven of the cobles belonging to Ramborougb. were working their launched and, in tow of a tug, proceeded to the vessel. There was a heavy sea on the Sands, and the Marie Lane lay alongside the steamer from 11...

Gillian

Date: March 1963

Volume: 37

Issue: 403

TOW FOR YACHT IN FOG Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 20th October, 1962, the honorary secretary received a message from the coastguard that a small yacht with one man on board appeared in difficulties off St....

Agen

Date: July 1952

Volume: 33

Issue: 361

On the 14th of January, 1952, the Walmer life-boat rescued the crew of 38 of the French steamer Agen, of La Rochelle. For a full account of this service, and the rewards, see page 317..

Inchworm

Date: March 1964

Volume: 38

Issue: 407

LOST PROPELLER Margate, Kent. At 7.7 p.m. on 9th October, 1963, the pilot office at Margate told the honorary secretary that a boat was flashing a light near Foreness Point.

The coastguard was informed of the incident, and...

Fairy Queen

Date: August 1906

Volume: 19

Issue: 221

The fishing-skiff, Fairy Queen, of Campbel- town, was caught in a heavy N.E. gale on the evening of the 7th February, and was not able to make the harbour.

During the whole of the next day the gale increased, and the skiff...