PORT ERIN, ISLE OF MAN.—On the 14th September the William Sugden Life-boat was despatched to the assistance of two fishing-boats which had been overtaken when on the lee side of Calf Island by a gale from the north-west and a heavy sea,...
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the afternoon of the 20th of January, 1952, a strong and increasing north-easterly wind was blowing, with a heavy sea, and at 2.20 the life-boat E.C.J.R.
was launched to escort in the return-...
MEDALS FOR BLYTH COXSWAIN AND BOWMAN On the 18th November, 1962, the Blyth life-boat rescued two of the crew of the motor vessel Paullgate. For this service, a full account of which appears on page 402, Coxswain Thomas Fawcus was awarded the...
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The motor life-boat Prudential put out at 7.22 A.M. on the 17th September, as the coastguard had reported that a vessel was drift- ing towards the harbour. A whole S.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found the vessel...
HELP FOR SICK MAN St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 5.10 a.m. on I2th June, 1964, the St. John Ambulance commissioner informed the honorary secretary that the life-boat was required to take a sick man from Sark to St. Peter Port. There was a...
At 6.15 P.M.
on the 4th October, it was reported to the Coxswain of the No. 1 Life-boat Alfred Carry, that a small boat was driving south in front of the town with two persons on board. As a fresh easterly wind was blowing...
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 4.20 p.m. on 28th June, 1967, news was received that a small sloop was in difficulties two miles north west of Penmon Point. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 4.45 in a south south westerly...
APRIL 20TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A German aeroplane had been shot down in flames, but the only survivor was picked up by another boat. The lifeboat then learnt that two British aeroplanes had come down and joined in the search for...