Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 22nd of December, 1954, a message was received from Passage East that a small fishing boat was in distress between Duncannon and Broom Head.
At 12.38 the...
Thurso, Caithness-shire. — At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of January, 1955, the police asked if the life-boat would take provisions to Reay, as the roads were blocked by snow, and also convey a body in a coffin to Port-...
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 4.15 on the morning of the 24th of February, 1955, the police rang up to say that the 16-feet outboard motor boat Lady Luck, of Morecambe, which had put out with two men on board, was overdue.
At 5...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 11.43 on the morning of the 12th of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Blotto, of Felixstowe, was in dis- tress near Blacktail Spit buoy off Shoe- buryness. At noon the life-boat Greater London II...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—Before daybreak on the 24th of November, 1955, the fishing boats Faith Star, Pilot Me and Success put to sea in worsening weather.
The Faith Star returned to harbourand at noon the no. 2 harbour pulling...
Blyth, Northumberland.—At noon on the 10th of December, 1955, the •coastguard rang up to say that a man had reported that he had received a wireless message from the fishing hoat Golden Days. She reported that she was escorting the fishing...
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 on the morning of the 17th of December, 1955, a message was received from the harbour office that the local fishing boat Winifred, with a crew of four, had broken down three miles south-east of Flamborough...
Girvan, Ayrshire.—About nine o'clock on the night of the 27th of February, 1956, the police reported that the fishing boat Incentive, of Dunure, had sent a radio message that she had lost her rudder and was lying at anchor about two and...
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 10.35 on the morning of the 5th of April, 1956, the life-boat coxswain reported that the weather had deteriorated and that six fishing cobles were still at sea.
It was decided that the...
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1961, the honorary secretary was told that three local fishing cobles were at sea in weather which was deteriorating.
There was a strong to gale force...