Newhaven, Sussex.—27th July, 1939.
A yacht was on fire, but the people on board were rescued by a fishing boat.— Rewards, £10 15s. 6d..
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 2.52 on the afternoon of the 1st of Septem- ber, 1957, the coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized south of the pier head. The life-boat Edian Court- auld put out at 3.5 in a slight...
MAY 30TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A yacht had gone ashore on the Buxey Sands, but she got off without help.- Rewards, £14 5s..
MAY 26TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
A yacht had been reported capsized, but she had been safely beached. - Rewards, £4 17s. 6d..
Dover, Kent.—18th July. A yacht was flying a distress signal, but she was taken in tow by a motor boat.—Rewards, £1 5s..
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — 7th September.
A yacht was in difficulties, but was taken in .tow by a tug.—Rewards, £6 10s..
14th August.
A stranded yacht refloated without help.—Rewards, £10 16s..
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the morning of the 4th September the Needles Royal Naval Signal Station telephoned that a small yacht had capsized about one mile west of the Needles. The motor life-boat B.A .S.P.
was launched...
Walton and Frinton's lifeboat in action on a irvice to another yacht on 21 October 1990 sands to the south of the service on the i page.
The lifeboat had been launched at 0413 to i the Sheerness lifeboat, a helicopter... - View image in PDF
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