FBASEBBUKGH.—At 8.30 A.M. on the 25th of October the schooner Eclipse, of Dundee, bound from Suaderland to Little Ferry with coal, showed signals of distress while riding in the bay. The Cosmo and Charles Life-boat proceeded to her...
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—A dense fog was experienced here on the 24th July, accompanied by rain, thunder and much lightning. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the fog cleared, and disclosed vessel just striking the inside of the Barber Sand....
CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. — The brigantine Anna Sarah, of Ipswich, while on her way from Ardrossan to a French port, with a cargo of coal, was overtaken by a gale from the S.S.E., when off the Maidens, on the coast of Ireland, and her sails...
On the 19th March the schooner Gravesend, of London, whilst bound from Dunkirk to London with a cargo of coal, got into difficulties close to the Goodwin Sands, owing to her anchors not holding. In response to her signals of distress the...
During a strong W.N.W. breeze, accompanied by a rough sea in the early morning of the 21st September, the Coastguard reported that signals of distress were being made from the middle part of the Cockle Sands. It was then 4.10 A.M., and with...
The Coastguard, at 8 A.M. on the 2nd January, reported that a vessel was ashore on the west end of the Mixon. Reef, and the crew of the Life-boat Lucy Newbon were quickly assembled and the boat launched. They found the barquentine Waterwitch...
At about 6 A.M. on the 20th April, signals were heard denoting a vessel was on the Haisboro' Sands. The No. 2 Life-boat, Hearts of Oak, was launched, and with the assistance of a friendly tow by a passing steamer, reached the vessel...
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 10.5 in the morning of the 7th of April, 1949, the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard re- ported a vessel flying signals of distress one mile north-north-east of the coast- guard station. At 10.24 the life-boat E.M.E...
COLLIER AGROUND IN THICK FOG Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At 12.6 pjn.
on Friday the 13th September, 1963, the St. Just coastguard reported that a vessel was aground at Portheras Cove and the services of the life-boat might be...
APRIL 22ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 2.10 P.M. a message was received from the naval base that a vessel was sinking south of Gull Buoy. A gentle E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. At 2.20 P.M. the motor life-boat Prudential was...