Margate, Kent.—At 7.50 in the even- ing of the 24th of July, 1948, the coast- guard telephoned a message, received from a steamer through North Foreland Radio, that a sailing yacht wa's aground on Tongue Sands, four miles south-east of...
Humber, Yorkshire, — At 6.20 A.M.
on the 23rd February it was learned from the Spurn Royal Naval Signal Station that the trawler Algorma, of Grimsby, was ashore nine miles north of Spurn, and in need of...
The Bomber, Yorkshire.—At about 4.50 P.M on the 12th February, 1938, information was received through the Mablethorpe coastguard and the Spurn Point Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a vessel was drifting on to the Haile Sands. She was...
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At about 3.10 P.M. on the 24th July, 1938, just as the annual sacred service at the life-boathouse was beginning, news was received that a sea-plane had come down three or four miles off Port Erin.
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Margate, Kent. At 11.6 on the morning of the 22nd October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a yacht was in difficulties a mile east of Queen's buoy, and that the motor vessel Miletence was standing by unnl the...
MARINE AUXILIARIES for LIFE-BOAT STATIONS Six-ton "Above Ground" type of electrically driven capstan supplied to the Royal National Life-boat Institution for hauling in the life-boat at Walmer Life-boat...
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LIFE-BOAT, HELICOPTER AND MOTOR BOATS GO TO YACHT Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At 7.20 on the evening of the 3rd September, 1962, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that he could see a sailing dinghy aground in Portmadoc estuary, and...
TWO SAVED AFTER MOTOR BOAT STRIKES ROCK Coverack, Cornwall. At 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday the 16th of July, 1963, the second coxswain and the mechanic told the honorary secretary that a motor boat had run ashore on rocks half a mile south-west of...
Torbay, Devon - At 9.37 p.m. on 9th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been sighted about six miles south-southwest of Berry Head and picket boats had been sent out to investigate from the Royal...
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