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Cantick Head

Date: March 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 325

About midnight on the 19th October a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel in the south bay was burning flares. A whole N.N.W. to N. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and snow. The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught put...

Nellie

Date: October 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 327

St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—The motor life-boat Queen Victoria was launched at 12.45 A.M. on the 29th June to search for the motor fishing boat Nellie.

The Nellie had left Sark for Guernsey with five people on board during...

The Motor Fishing Coble Mayflower

Date: March 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 329

Whitby, Yorkshire.—-During the morning of the 4th December the motor fishing coble Mayflower, at sea north of Whitby, appeared to be in difficulties, and a watch was kept on her. A strong, squally N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea....

Valross

Date: October 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 331

Ramsgate,' Kent.—At 10 A.M. on the 7th April the motor life-boat Prudential put out for her monthly practice run.

A moderate S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The life-boat made towards the Brake...

Heron

Date: November 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 316

At 4.45 AiM. on the 31st July the coastguard telephoned that a yacht near the breakwater light- house was burning distress signals. A moderate W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick.

The motor life...

Tourquet

Date: June 1934

Volume: 29

Issue: 318

The steam trawler Touqtiet, of Boulogne, ran ashore in a dangerous position at Moor Sands, about one mile west of Prawle Point, on the llth April. She had a cargo of fish on board, and carried a crew of twenty-two. Only a light southerly...

Jubilee

Date: September 1934

Volume: 29

Issue: 319

Early on the morning of the 6th June the small yacht Jubilee, of Fleetwood, with two men on board, sent up distress signals. She was in broken water about one and a half miles south of the life-boat station, and was dragging her anchor about...

None (3)

Date: June 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 338

Penlee, Cornwall.—23rd January, 1939. Early in the morning information was received from the coastguard that the St. Ives life-boat was out.

At 5 A.M. it was reported that signals had been seen off Clodgy Head.

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Renovate

Date: December 1967

Volume: 40

Issue: 422

Cromer, Norfolk - At 11.21 p.m. on 4th July, 1967, red flares were reported two miles east of Haisbro' coastguard lookout. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 11.33 in a light south westerly breeze and a slight...

H.M.S. Diamond

Date: December 1964

Volume: 38

Issue: 410

SEAMAN LANDED Anstruther, Fife. At 11.48 p.m. on 4th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that H.M.S.

Diamond wished to land a sick seaman.

There was a smooth sea with thick fog.<...