The same life-boat and two steam-tugs also succeeded, with much difficulty, in rescuing the ship Constantia, of Bremen, and her crew1 of 26 men, that vessel having grounded on the Goodwin Sands, in a heavy gale of wind, with heavy snow-...
THE Life-boat Saturday workers have required to use all their energy and zeal during the past year in pressing on their campaign on behalf of the fund. What with the South African War, and an increased Income Tax, followed by Peace...
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Coxswain Stephen Clayson, who died in July, 1937, at the age of eighty-four, had a distinguished career. He was bowman of the Margate life-boat for over seven years and coxswain for over twenty years. During that time the life-boats rescued...
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Margate, Kent.—At about 5 P.M. on the 25th October the coastguard reported that a small fishing boat had broken down and was drifting ashore east of Margate jetty. A very heavy N.W. squall was blowing, with a roughsea. The motor life-boat...
On the 27th of November, 1954, the Liberian tanker World Concord broke in two in the Irish sea. The St.
David's, Pembrokeshire, life-boat rescued thirty-five men from her fore- part, and the Rosslare Harbour,...
St. Helier, Jersey.—At 7.5 in the evening of the 12th of June, 1952, the harbour master received a report from a yachtsman that the fishing boat Glory, of Jersey, with one man on board, had broken down and was drifting seawards. The...
Troon, Ayrshire. At 10.30 p.m. on 25th September, 1965, the coastguard at Portpatrick told the honorary secretary that a small cabin cruiser was in difficulties between Sannop and Bute. The life-boat James and Barbara Aitken proceeded at...
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 3.25 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that the yacht club rescue launch was in difficulties off Llanena reef. At 3.45 the life-boat St.
Albans was launched in...
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 5 p.m.
on 18th June, 1967, it was learned that a yacht was in difficulties in the surf one mile east at the No. 8 buoy. The life-boat Ann Letitia Russell was launched at 5.36in a fresh north west...
Runswick, Yorkshire - At 4.25 p.m.
on 2Qth July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht had capsized one mile off Port Mulgrave. The life-boat The Elliot Gill, which had just returned from a harbour fete at Staithes and was being...