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A Pilot Boat
At daylight, on the 20th February, a pilot-boat was observed at anchor under Craig Leith Island, with the sea breaking very heavily all round her, and the wind blowing a gale from N.N.W. with severe frost. The North Berwick life-boat was...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
Dungeness, Kent.—At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1951, the Lade coastguard telephoned that a man was in difficulties in a sailing dinghy off Littlestone. At 1.15 the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched. The sea...
A Longshore Fishing Boat
LONGSHORE FISHING BOAT At 5.33 p.m. on 2ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a longshore fishing boat had broken down in Yarmouth Roads. Other longshore boats were calling for assistance as they could not tow...
A Fishing Boat
Baltimore, Co. Cork. At 9.15 on the morning of the 17th May, 1961, when the life-boat Sarah Tilson was launched to go to the help of a drifting fishing boat, there was a light east-south- easterly wind with a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing...
A Motor Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 8.44 p.m. on 30th May, 1970, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties south of Mew island. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly slipped her moorings at 9.6 in a fresh...
A Boat (2)
FEB. 12TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 3.20 P.M. information was received that two boys in a disabled small rowing boat were being carried out to sea, having broken a rowlock.
The motor life-boat William and...
A Fishing Coble
A N.N.E. gale suddenly sprang up off Newbiggin on the 17th April whilst the fishing cobles were at sea, causing the sea to become very rough and rendering their return very risky. The Life-boat Ada Lewis was launched soon after noon, and...
A Yacht (6)
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 1.20 p.m. on 4th September, 1966, news was received that a yacht was being driven ashore on Pilling sands. At 1.30 the lifeboat Ann Letitia Russell was launched in a southerly gale and a rough sea. It was one hour...
A Pilot Coble
On the 29th March, 1859, a pilot coble, with 2 men in her, being caught by a strong N. E. wind and heavy sea, was observed to be in, danger; the Cullercoats life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeded to her aid, bringing the 2 men safely...