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Blanche Moore, of Liverpool
On the 26th May, the Gertrude life-boat on this station put off, and succeeded in rescuing the whole of the crew of 36 men, belonging to the ship Blanche Moore, of Liverpool, which was totally wrecked during a strong wind and squally weather...
Edwardino, of Genoa
The brig Ed- wardino, of Genoa, was stranded during a terrific gale from the S. on the Northern Strand of Ballycotton Bay, on the 30th December. The life-boat St. Clair went off twice, and on the second occasion rescued the vessel's crew...
Echo, of Lowestoft
The Yarmouth large Life-boat Mark Lane was taken afloat on the 8th March, as the fishing-lugger Echo, of Lowestoft, was seen to be in great danger, she having become unmanageable during a heavy gale from S.W. by S. Driving down Yar- mouth...
Three Sisters
FlSHGTTABD, PEMBBOKESHIEB.' In response to a signal of distress hoisted by the smack Three Sisters, of Cardigan, bound from Aberporth to Swansea in ballast, the No. 2 Life-boat Helen of Foxley proceeded to her assistance at 11.30 A.M. on...
Waterbird
Portrush, Co. Antrim. — On the night of the 16th February the lifeboat motor mechanic saw red flares, and heard shouting in the Skerrie roads, East Bay. There was no wind, and the sea was smooth, but the weather was thick. The motor lifeboat...
Martaban, of Cardiff
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — On the evening of the 31st August the police reported, through the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, that a small yacht was in distress off Lavernock Point. She was the motor cruiser Martaban, of Cardiff, with...
Esme
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.15 in the morning on the 1st of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a small boat was in difficulties and making distress signals in Seaford Bay. Accordingly at 8.38 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was...
Sorata
Falmouth, Cornwall. — At 9.15 on the night of the 9th of September, 1951, the St. Anthony coastguard telephoned that a yacht three miles south-east-by-south of St. Anthony Point was flying a flag and using only one of her sails. At 9.30 the...
Wavell
Lowestoft, Suffolk. — On the night of the llth of November, 1951, the coast- guard reported that a man had seen red flares from a boat about a mile south of the harbour and three hundred yards from the shore, and at 8.30 the life-boat...