Clovelly, North Devon.—At 10.20 on the night of the llth of May, 1956, the Hartland Point coastguard rang up to sav that Mr. Gade, the resident agent on Lundy Island, was anxious that his son-in-law should be taken to the mainland as soon as...
Ken Derham names Mudeford's new Atlantic 21 with enthusiasm - and drenches the crew in the process. (Photo Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
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Thursday, 8th October, 1896.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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Four survivors from a D.U.K.W. which overturned in rough seas off Blackpool on 19th December, 1966. One of the men was drowned as he was being rescued.. - View image in PDF
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INVERGORDON, ROSS-SHIRE. On the 21st of August, 1946, the Invergordon and Balblair motor ferry boat was on a run to Invergordon when, at 4.20, she saw a naval whaler capsize. A north-east wind was blowing against the ebb tide and raising a...
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Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 27th of October, 1957, the coxswain was told that a small boat was in difficulties close inshore near the Hartlepool breakwater. He went out in the pilot cutter to in- vestigate, but...
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Dungeness, Kent. — At 9.30 on the morning of the 31st of October, 1953, the life-boat signalman reported that a fishing boat had taken in tow a dis- masted yacht, the Grania, of Ports- mouth, and needed the help of the life-boat. The weather...
CAISTER.—On the morning of the 23rd February, 1896, the Cockle Light-vessel fired guns and rockets. The Life-boat Covent Garden was taken out of her house, and while she was being launched a coast- guardman arrived and informed the cox-...
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