17th Octo- ber. A fishing boat was wrecked on Portmadoc Bar, and before the life- boat could reach her the crew of two had been swept away and drowned.— Rewards, £7 16*. 6d..
Length 16-16.55m (52ft-54ft 4in) D Q o m 17ft 9in (5.43m) Displacement 25.25-32.25 tons Speed 18 knots Range 230 n. miles Crew 6 Construction Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), wood or steel. - View image in PDF
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Ramsgate, Kent.—13th July, 1938. An open boat had been reported driftingby the North Goodwin Light-vessel, but it was found to be a large packing-case.
-—Rewards, £5 8*..
JANUARY 30TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
An unknown vessel had been reported in distress some nineteen miles N.E.
of Wick, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £30 5s. 6d..
DECEMBER 23RD. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
Lights had been reported flashing on the water and it was thought that an aeroplane might be down, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £23 0s. 6d..
Cromer, Norfolk.—21st October, 1939.
An explosion had been heard and a white light seen three miles away and later another explosion was heard and a red light seen, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £27 4s. 6d..<...
MARCH 9TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
An object, reported to look like adrifting raft, had been reported, but it was found to be a tree trunk. - Rewards, £16 14s. 6d..
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — 23rd August, 1939. It had been reported that an over-turned boat could be seen with someone clinging to it, but it was found to be a tree trunk.—Rewards, £5 11s..
LLANDDWYN.—On the 23rd November, the Life-boat John Gray Sell went out through a very heavy surf and rescued 9 of the crew of the three-masted schooner Fred. Eugene, of Portland, Maine, which was in distress off Llanddwyn Point, having lost...
Putting training into practice The crew atWeston-super-Mare were training in the Atlantic 75 lifeboat Coventry and Warwickshire on 8 June when they diverted to a real shout. A crew of five on a yacht requested assistance because of engine...