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Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 8.25 p.m. on i6th April, 1967, it was noticed that a vessel was flashing a distress signal west of the boom on the Kent side. The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched at 8.59 in a gentle...
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Dover, Kent. At 7.17 on the evening of the 27th of October, 1960, the eastern arm signal station informed the honorary secretary that a man on a bicycle had gone over the wall into the eastern dock. When the life-boat Southern Africa put out...
The Admiralty Tanker C.632
Dungeness, Kent. At 3.57 on the morn- ing of the 17th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore at Dunge- ness and making water. When the life- boat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 4.25 there...
Two Boats
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.44 on the after- noon of the 19th of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small boat with three men on board was unable to reach the har- bour. Her engine had broken down and she had...
Little Dick
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 18th June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties a mile and a half north-east of the life-boat station. A moderate south-west...
A Boat
RESCUED BY HELICOPTER At 7.4 pon. on I2th July, 1964, a local pleasure boat proprietor told the honorary secretary that a hirer of one of his boats was missing and that the help of the lifeboat was needed to find him. The tide had been...
Busby
Margate, Kent. At 6.16 p.m. on 8th December, 1965, the coastguard informed the second coxswain that there was a small motor vessel ashore on Margate Sands.
The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. n) was launched at...
A Speed Boat
Whitstable, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 2oth February, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small speedboat had broken down and appeared to be in difficulties. A helicopter from Manston had been alerted and hovered over the...
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SMALL BOY MAROONED ON ROCK Torbay, Devon. At 5.44 on the evening of the 12th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a young boy was marooned on Cradle Rock. It was not possible for the coastguard to send down a...