Margate, Kent. —At 12.17 in the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a motor fishing vessel had broken down and was drifting three and. a half miles north- north-east of the pier. A strong north- north-west...
Aberdeen.—At 11.14 on the morn- ing of the 4th of June, 1955, the coast- guard rang up to say that the lugger Maria, of Scheveningen, had wirelessed that she had in tow another Dutch lugger, the Dolphin, whose engine room was full of water....
Cromer, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 6th of February, 1950, after the local boats had left for the fishing grounds sixteen miles south-east of Cromer, there were indications of a north-easterly gale approaching. It was decided, therefore,...
Whitby, Yorkshire. — About 8.45 on the night of the 28th of September, 1951, news was picked up by wireless that two fishing boats had been in collision eight miles off Whitby to the east. They needed help; and at nine o'clock the No. 1...
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 27th of May, 1-957, Valentia radio reported that, the tanker Harvella, of London, needed the help of the life-boat to land a very sick seaman. The tanker was due to arrive off...
Cronier, Norfolk. At 7.10 on the evening of the 6th of September, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red parachute flare had been fired from the motor launch Gay Crusader one mile east-north-east of Cromer. The no. 1...
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