New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 27th of June; 1957, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the fishingfleet had returned to the harbour with the exception of the motor boat Dolins, which had a crew of two...
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.15 on the morning of the 2nd of Septem- ber, 1957, the coastguard passed on a message from the Norwegian steamer Manx that a yacht was in difficulties about one mile west of the West Sunk buoy. The life-boat...
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.59 on the afternoon of the 5th of September, 1957, a message was received from the east pier watch that a yacht was sig- nalling for help off Quern buoy. At 4.8 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings. The...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 8.36 on the evening of the 14th of September, ] 957, the Foreland coastguard reported that a sailing boat appeared to be sig- nalling S.O.S. The life-boat Jesse Litmb was launched at 8.50 in a moder- ate sea....
Appledore, Devon. At 10.10 on the night of the 13th of February, 1958, the Westward Ho coastguard told the coxswain that the Dutch motor vessel Abgir was in a dangerous position and dragging her anchor at Down End.
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 8.20 on the morning of the 8th of June, 1958, the Bailey lighthouse keeper telephoned the honorary secretary to say a radio message had been received from Tusker Rock lighthouse that a trawler was adrift...
St. Ives, Cornwall. On the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1958, anxiety was felt by local fisherman for the safety of the fishing boat May, of St. Ives, as she had not returned from the fishing grounds. The wind was freshening quickly to...
Troon, Ayrshire.—At one o'clock early on the morning of the 24th of July, 1954, the Kildonan coastguard tele- phoned that the police had reported that a woman, who had been taken ashore from the converted fishing boat Silver Craig, had...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—The life- boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunnwent to Brighton on the morning of the 31st of July, 1954, for a special trip for publicity purposes. About 12.15 a speed boat broke down three hundred yards west of...
Salcombe, Devon.—At 9.7 on the night of the 4th of November, 1954, the Prawle Point coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen half a mile south-east of Prawle Point. At 9.20 the life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse put out. There...