The Life-boat was launched to the s.s. Lemnos, of Dundee, which stranded about a mile S.E. of the South Gare on the 16th December. The weather was thick and cold at the time and the Life-boat stood by the vessel. Whilst there the master...
NOVEMBER 1ST. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA.
ESSEX. At 2.45 P.M. the coastguard at the pier head telephoned that a ship was in distress near the Mouse Light-vessel. A fresh wind was blowing. At 3.5 P.M. the motor life-boat Greater...
DOCTOR TO A SCALDED MAN Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of February 12th, 1947, a firm of shipping agents in Belfast tele- phoned requesting the help of the life- boat to take a doctor out to a vessel at anchor in Carrick...
During moderately fine weather on the 6th November the s.s. Beading, of Cardiff stranded on the Cannon Rock, whilsl bound from Seville to Glasgow, with a cargo of iron ore. Information of the easualty reached Cloughey at aboul 8 P.M., and...
Signal guns having been fired from the Gull Lightship during a S.S.E. wind and thick weather on the 29th of May, the Bradford Life-boat and Vulcan steam-tug left the harbour at 4 A.M., and proceeded to the Goodwill Sands, where the...
At 8.10 A.M.
on the 16th June the Coastguard re- ported that a steamer was ashore on the south beach. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Leicester were assembled and the boat launched. As quickly as possible she proceeded to...
Shortly aiter 9 A.M.
on the 1 st August, a steamer was observed about one and a half miles N.N.E. of Palling in a sinking condition, and the crew of the No. 1 Life-boat, 54iA West Norfolk Rec/iment were promptly sum- moned,...
RYE, SUSSEX.—During a strong gale from the W.S.W. and a heavy sea, on the 4th November, the s.s. Matin, of Sunderland, in ballast, was driven ashore off Camber, at 2.30 A.M. The Life-boat Mary Stanford went to her assistance, and, after...
JUNE 21ST. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
At 8.26 A.M. the coastguard reported that a ship’s boat was drifting down channel six miles north of Hurlstone Point. A fresh easterly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life...
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Magrix, of Hull, was at anchor off Spurn in a whole W. gale, with a rough sea, on the 19th October. At 11.40 A.M. she began to drift and went ashore on the Point. She was on a dead lee shore with the seas...