LIFE-BOAT AND HELICOPTER IN SEARCH FOR DINGHY Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 19th March, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Great Orme's Head lighthouse that a dinghy...
Launch into south-westerly strong gale, force 9, Sunday March 22: Three progressive photographs of Eastbourne lifeboat, the 37ft 6in Rather Duke of Kent, taken by 16-yearold Matthew Hancock as (left) she launched down her slipway into... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The launching of an appeal for funds for a prototype 47ft fast slipway lifeboat to be named City of London was held at Fishmongers' Hall by the River Thames on the evening of November 25, 1980. Welcoming the guests, Lord Inchcape,...
Category: Donations
Communities have naturally evolved on the coast due to their very proximity to the sea and the riches it brings. However, fluctuating demand, depleting natural resources and the discovery of new ones, have meant that coastal peoples have had...
Category: Articles
During the night of the 27th March the smack Victory, of Hull, bound from the Dogger Bank to that port, was driven ashore north of Withernsea Pier. It was blowing hard from E.S.E., with a heavy sea running and thick rain. The wreck was...
MAN WINCHED ABOARD At 10.50 a.m. on 6th December, 1964, the coastguard reported that a rowing boat with three men aboard had been swamped at Lligwy beach. The life-boat Watkin Williams was launched at 10.57 to search for the rowing boat....
NOVEMBER 3RD. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
At 9.10 at night information was received from the naval officer-in-charge that the Admiralty drifter Supporter, employed as a hospital carrier, was getting into difficulties off the...
On the night of the 23rd March the services of this valuable life-boat were again brought into requisition. During a ter- rific gale of wind from the S., and a very heavy sea, the beachmen on the look-out had observed a vessel driving with...
HARK ! a distant gun is sounding .
O'er the waters, wildly bounding; Raging waves are fast surrounding Some wrecked ship to-night On the shore the breakers, roaring, Loud as thunder now are pouring; Far a signal high...
Category: Poetry
Still going strong It may be of interest to some of your readers that the actual barometer featured on p. 312 of your Spring 1986 edition is still in good working order and situated in a glass panelled recess in a wall at the village of...
Category: Correspondence