The Life - boat William and Charles was launched in response to distress signals at about 10.30 A.M. on the 22nd December. She found the Submarine C 12 ashore and landed the crew of sixteen hands.
Later in the day the...
Two walkers out for a Saturday stroll on 5 December spotted a drifting oyster punt, with someone struggling in the water nearby.
When Falmouth lifeboat crew arrived, onboard their B class Eve Pank, they went into the water...
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On the 20th March, the brig Zosteria, from London to Hartle- pool, in ballast, was observed in distress off this place while it was blowing a strong gale from E.N.E., accompanied by heavy rain. The Parsee life-boat was at once taken along...
Numerous vessels were at anchor under Speeton Cliffs on the 5th Feb., when a gale of wind sprang up from the S.S.E., accompanied by a very heavy sea, and one of them, the schooner Starling, of Yarmouth, was seen approach- ing Filey with...
Alderney Lifeboat and Sea Victor Outside St Peter Port Photograph By Courtesy of Peter Leadbetter. - View image in PDF
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RESCUE OF THE CREW OF THE "LOVELY KELLY" Or SEAHAM, BY THE CULLERCOATS (" PERCY ") LIFE-BOAT.
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Moelfre, Anglesey - At 1.25 p.m. on 24th May, 1970, the coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy was rapidly drifting out to sea about four miles south east of the coastguard lookout. As the IRB was already at sea assisting a capsized yacht...
Fishing boat missing A SMALL FISHING BOAT missing, believed to be in the Loch Shell area, was reported to the honorary secretary of Stornoway lifeboat station at 0010 on Thursday, September 9, 1976.
The weather was cloudy...
Newhaven's Arun was called out in a south-westerly gale on 21 October when the Dutch Training Ship Eendraht went aground off Newhaven as she was leaving the harbour.. - View image in PDF
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