MAY 13TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
About noon a vessel was seen five miles out showing a “Not under control” signal. She anchored, and was kept under observation, but later she went on her way. At 6.30 she was seen to be...
Shoreham, Sussex - On 22nd September, 1968, the life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched to the yacht Jean Ann. A full account of this service appears on page 557..
Dover and Dungeness, Kent.—9th May. A French air liner was reported several hours overdue and a prolonged search was made, but, unfortunately, without result. The liner was the F—A M P H and was lost with all the six people on board.—Rewards...
Opposite, middle and bottom: The candidates are put through their paces with radar, Admiralty chart and pilotage plan Photos: Anne Millman. - View image in PDF
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SOOTHPOBT, liAHCASHIBE. While the wind was blowing half a gale from the W., on the morning of the 14th May, the schooner Mary and Ann, of Bundalk, bound from Annalong, Co. Down, to (Jarston, with a cargo of stone, was observed to be In the...
THERE can be few Englishmen who are not aware that during several years past a very uneasy feeling has pervaded the British mind as regards the general status of our "Mercantile Marine," alike as regards the vessels of which it is...
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UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS, 38 & 39 VICTORIA, CAP. 88.) THE Act -which was passed at the end of last Session for the better security of ships and sailors, although only to con- tinue in force for one year, is of consider- able importance, as...
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—On the 23rd November, 1938, the motor life-boat helped to save the barges Ailsa and Britisher, with their crews numbering four; rescued the crews, four men in all, of the barges Cetus...
Aberdeen, and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
—At 2.25 on the morning of the 17th of September, 1950, the Gregness coastguard telephoned the Aberdeen life-boat authorities. The motor fish- ing vessel Saga, of Aberdeen, with a...
On the 23rd August the Life-boat was launched at 2 A.M. to the assistance of the fishing-boat Agnes and Ann, of St. Andrews, which was lying at anchor waiting for daylight and the tide to enable her to enter the harbour. As a gale of wind...