JUNE 21ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. The Kentish Knock Light-vessel had reported that a yacht had carried away her mast, but the yacht cleared herself and went on her way.-Rewards, £4 15s. 6d..
SEPT. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A rowing boat with a boy and girl on board had been reported as missing and the life-boat put out, but was recalled as the boat had been found. - Rewards, £10 5s..
OCT. 30TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A ship had been reported on fire, but a later message stated that the survivors of a Danish vessel, believed to have been sunk by enemy action, had been picked up by a Finnish vessel. -...
MAY 21ST. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
A raft with men on board had been reported, but the ” raft ” was found to be a tree trunk with projecting branches, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless. - Rewards, £4...
FEBRUARY 23RD. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The life-boat stood by outside the harbour in readiness to go and search for a missing American Liberator aeroplane, hut her services were not needed.
- Rewards,...
MAY 14TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. A parachute had been reported down in the sea, but it was washed ashore before the life-boat could reach it. A meteorological balloon was attached to it. - Rewards, £7 12s..
OCTOBER 20TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
The life-boat had gone out to help in an attempt to salve a vessel which had been stranded since 1939, but the operations were not successful. - Property salvage case. (See Cromer, “Accounts...
DECEMBER 21ST. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, and oil and small wreckage were found, but there was no sign of the crew. - Rewards, £23 16s. 6d..
JANUARY 27TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
An unknown aeroplane had been reported by the Dublin military authorities to be down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £10 13s..
APRIL 24TH. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but nothing was found.
- Rewards, £16 0S. 6d..