BLTTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.—At 3.40 A.M. on the 19th of January, a steamer, which subsequently proved to be the s.s. Jutland, of Newcastle, bound from Chatham to Blyth, in ballast, with a crew of thirteen men, was observed behind Seaton Sea Rocks...
MARCH 21ST. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 4.15 in the afternoon a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard at Penzance, that a vessel and possibly two, nine miles west of The Lizard, needed help. There was a light...
On the 16th September, this Life-boat again proceeded in tow of the harbour steamer to the barque Amazon, of Gothen- burg, then a total wreck on the Goodwin Sands, and saved from her the master, his wife, and 11 men. There was at the time a...
FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES.—On the morning of the 24th March, a whole galeblew from the N.E. with heavy squalls of sleet, and the sea was very heavy. At 9.55 signals of distress were shown by vessel at anchor in the bay, and the crew of the Life...
ATHERFIELD, BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, AND BROOKE, ISLE or WIGHT.—On the night of Sunday 31st January, the fourmasted s.s. Eider, of Bremen, 4,719 tons register, bound from New York for Southampton, en route for Bremen, stranded on the reef of rocks...
ON the afternoon of 29th October, a steamer arriving at Kingstown, on the south side of Dublin Bay, reported that a ship had gone ashore. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.
The Motor Life-boat was launched...
The Duchess of Kent was there to name the new lifeboat RNLB Duchess of Kent.. - View image in PDF
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FEBRUARY 9TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
Information was received through the coastguard at 12.15 P.M. that the lifeboat might be needed. Half a gale was blowing from the east, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick. Then...
Three lifeboats search for survivors from wrecked sailing ship Lifeboats from three stations were involved in the search for survivors when the 137-year-old sailing ship Maria Asumpta foundered after running ashore on the rocky North...
Heswall and Gayton ladies' guild celebrated its tenth anniversary with a dinner party last February attended by 50 guests. It was held at the homes of Mrs Sonia James, chairman, and Mrs R. Walker, ex-chairman. A special birthday cake in... - View image in PDF
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