Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of September, 1957, the coxswain reported that two fishing cobles were at sea in very bad weather conditions. He had spoken to Flamborough coastguard, who had said that one of the...
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 7th of December, 1957, the honorary secre- tary was informed that the motor vessel Patria, of Groningen, was in distress in Sheephaven Bay. Four of her crew tried to come...
Walmer, Kent. At 1.55 on the after- noon of the 27th of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that residents at Walmer and Kingsdown had seen a number of small fishing boats in difficulties because of a sudden...
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 8.6 on the evening of the llth of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen south-east of Bressay Lighthouse in the direction of the Ord. A south-by-east gale was...
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 5.55 on the morning of the 13th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the pilot launch, which was sheltering in Totland bay, had reported that a small yacht needed help. The pilot...
Plymouth, Devon. At 1.53 early on the morning of the 5th December. 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a ship had drifted danger- ously close to the rocks near the Mount Batten look-out. The assembly signal was made...
DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL ESCORTED IN GALE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 8.20 on the evening of the 15th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Frida Blokzijl of Vlaardingen, Netherlands, was drifting with her...
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At eleven o'clock on the night of the 1st November, 1961, a relative of the crew of three of the motor fishing vessel Linda informed the honorary secretary that the vessel was overdue and asked for the life-boat...
HELICOPTER RESCUE At 8.46 p.m. on 3ist May, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a Swedish vessel had reported that a yacht was firing red flares one mile east of the Margate sands beacon. There was one hour before low water, and it...
ON THE ROCKS At 1.15 a.m. on nth July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that he had seen a red flare north of Trevor Point. There was a very rough sea with gale force west-south-westerly winds.
The tide had...