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Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.30 on the night of the 7th of November, 1950, the coastguard reported lights close inshore. Later he said a vessel had apparently gone aground, although she had made no distress signals. How- ever, at...
SOS FROM HULL Humber, Yorkshire. At about 4.50 p.m. on 8th October, 1963, the coxswain received a telephone message from the Hull agents of the S.S. Baron Berwick asking if a doctor could be taken to the ship as there was a sick man on board...
The schooner Brazilian of South Shields, whilst bound from that port to Stornoway with a cargo of coal, became windbound and lay in Longhope Bay for some days.
A change in the wind enabled her to proceed on her voyage, but...
On 24th April, during fine weather, the Life-boat Albert Edward saved the small cutter yacht Slack Bird and her two occupants.
The vessel stranded on the Buxey Sands during the night and lost her...
ON 22nd March last, two dogs were rescued from drowning by the Coxswain of the Hoylake Life-boat and a Coast- guard Officer. The dogs were a spaniel and a terrier. They had run on to a sandbank and remained there until cut off by the tide....
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Z-BOATS to the rescue.
Extensively used by the R.N.L.I, for inshore rescue work, the inflatable R.F.D. PB-16 Z-Boat is capable of carrying 10 people and supporting many in excess of that number. Being inherently buoyant, it...
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THE Grosvenor Sports Club, which was founded in October, 1962, when members of the head office staff of the Institution met to discuss sports and.
social activities, is going from strength to...
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On the 8th February, this valuable life-boat went off again, and rendered the following very gallant service. The sloop Telegraph, of Sunderland, bound to London, with a cargo of bottles, was riding in Yar- mouth Roads, when she parted from...
Walmer, Kent.—At 9.42 on the night of the 24th of June, 1954, a message was received that a yacht had broken down near the South Goodwin light- vessel. At 9.45 the life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2 waslaunched. The sea was...