By Admiral Fitz-Roy, F.R.S.
As an excuse for writing rather positively about weather and its premonitory indications, I beg to say that nearly half a century ago I was taught by my father, a farming, gardening, and...
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Eleven hour escort TWO COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS, Kenneth William of Brancaster and Mor- Nita of Wells were at sea off Wells on the morning of Friday November 21, 1986 in a north-easterly storm force 10 and in very rough and heavy seas.<...
Lerwick, Shetlands - At 10.58 p.m.
on 8th May, 1967, it was reported that the motor fishing vessel Day Dawn of Lerwick had broken down off Bard Head, Bressay, and was in danger of being driven on to the rocks. The life-boat...
n complete contrast Alexander Coutanch was called out in a flat calm to another fishing vessel, Port du Hurel, when she struck rocks three miles SSE of the station on 17 July 1990.
Despite visibility officially descibed as...
Boulmer, Northumberland.—1st June.
The motor vessel Westlaan, of Groningen, had made signals, but it was a pilot she wanted.—-Rewards, £12 12s..
Bridlington, Yorkshire. — 28th July, 1938. A rowing boat had been reported missing, but after a search she was found at anchor close to the shore.
—Rewards, £13 5s..
Mrs I. Halliday, honorary secretary of the Vale of Leven branch from 1955 to 1983, she was awarded, a statuette in 1966 and a gold badge in 1981..
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Front Cover Dun Laoghaire's new Trent classAnna Livia drives through the windblown spray as she demolishes a wave at 25 knots. - View image in PDF
by Rick Tomlinson. - View image in PDF
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Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—While the motor life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was out on exercise on the 25th June, 1938, a yacht was seen flying a distress signal about a mile S.W. of Lavernock Point. A strong W.N.W.
breeze...