Dover, Kent. At 5.34 on the afternoon of 15th April, 1961, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat DR. 64 was in difficulties with engine failure close inshore at St.
Margaret's Bay. At...
Dover, Kent. At 11.30 on the morning of the 16th September, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was in difficulties a mile and a half north-east of Dover.
At 11.45 the life-boat...
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Notes of the Quarter by the Editor 394 New Year Message from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Letters 400 Prince of Life-boats—a Diary by J. P. Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters'...
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Dover, Kent - At 4.50 p.m. on I5th October, 1966, a man was seen waving a white flag in a small boat about three quarters of a mile off the coast midway between Dover and Folkestone. The lifeboat Southern Africa left her moorings at 5.23. It...
DINGHY CAPSIZED Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.10 p.m. on 23rd April, 1964, the east pier watchman informed the coxswain that a dinghy had capsized off the Quern buoy and was drifting towards the Brake buoy with two people on board. At 7.20 the...
MAY 26TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.10 A.M. a message was received from the South Goodwin Light-vessel through theDeal coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the sands to the N.E. by E. A N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor...
AUGUST 17TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. the naval authorities asked that the life-boat should be launched, as a body had been seen floating in the Cudd Channel.
A moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, but the see was...
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS, KENT.—On the 20th Oct., 1869, the ship Frank Shaw, of North Shields, was totally wrecked, during a very heavy gale of wind, on the Goodwin Sands. She had sought shelter in the Downs, but was compelled .to slip her...
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Thursday, 15th September, 1927.
Sir GODFREY. BAROTG, Bt., in the Chair, Ik-ported the receipt of the following special contributions : — £ s. d.
Civil Service Life- boat Fund (per Mr. H. A. Clark) in...
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