JUNE 12TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
An unknown vessel, eleven miles away, had been reported in need of help, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £12 3s..
US Coast Guard-Cutter "Tampa". - View image in PDF
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The Fleetwood trawler Sulby aground, with the Campbeltown motor life-boat standing. - View image in PDF
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Rescue of the crew of the s.s. Sprightly, of Newcastle, by the Danish Life-saving Service last June.. - View image in PDF
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THE "British Public" has of late mani- fested a considerable degree of dissatisfac- tion at the general state of the Mercantile Marine, a dissatisfaction which is none the less real in fact because it can hardly be said—at least in...
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Aground in a storm THE NOTORIOUS North Scroby Sands, off the Norfolk coast, near Great Yarmouth, claimed another victim on the night of November 18/19, 1986, when the rig tender Seaforth Conqueror ran aground there in a south-south-westerly...
ON the night of the storm the coxswain of the life-boat entered the watch-house, clad in Ms black oilskin garments, and glittering with salt-water from top to too.
" There will be more work for us before long,...
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Blizzard ON THURSDAY MORNING February 15 a Romanian cargo ship, Savinesti, with 28 people on board was reported in distress 125° 37.5 miles from Spurn Point; she had engine failure and was dragging her anchor. After liaison (made more...
Fortitude off Falmouth Without power, Merchant Vessel Calina found herself at the mercy of a violent storm and drifting dangerously close to shore. With the nearest Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) several hours away, RNLI crew were...
NOVEMBER 14TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS- SHIRE. A steamer had called for help at night, but the life-boat could not find her, and it was learned later that she had been able to go slowly on her way. - Rewards, £18 9s..