MARCH 24TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A steamer had been reported in distress north of the South Bishop Lighthouse, but no vessel in need of help was found. - Rewards, £6 12s..
APRIL 9TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
A raft had been seen, but an aeroplane reported that there was no life on board, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless.- Rewards £4 16s. 6d..
MAY 28TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE ; ILFRACOMBE, DEVON ; LYNMOUTH, DEVON ; AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. A large steamer had caught fire and had sunk after an explosion, but the crew were rescued by patrol vessels. - Rewards : Barry Dock,...
AUGUST 13TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
During an air fight over the sea between Swanage and Portland several machines had been reported to be down, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 10s..
OCTOBER 11TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
Signals of distress had been reported, but later another message came that a tug had picked up three German airmen, and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £9 7s. 6d..
NOVEMBER 5TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
A German aeroplane was reported to have crashed in the sea near Dungeness Lighthouse, but only a patch of oil and wreckage was found. - Rewards, £15 5s. 6d..
DEC. 18TH. - ABERDEEN, AND PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. A trawler had been reported to have been attacked by enemy aircraft eighty miles to the E.N.E.
of Aberdeen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Aberdeen, £23 17s...
FEBRUARY 20TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
A steamer had blown up from some unknown cause about fifteen miles westnorth- west of Newquay, but the seventy survivors were picked up by other vessels.
- Rewards,...
FEBRUARY 7TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An army officer had reported seeing a small parachute, with something attached to it, come down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £19 16s. 6d..
JULY 24TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had fallen into the sea, but her crew of two were rescued by a flying-boat.
- Rewards, £13 5s. 6d..