Appledore, Devon. — At 11.33 A.M.
on the 14th August the coastguard reported that a yacht one mile N.W.
from Fairway buoy was showing flares.
She was the auxiliary yacht Wendy, of Bristol...
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — On the 7th December, 1937, at about 2.30 P.M., information was received from the coastguard that the motor fishing boat Day Dawn, of Peterhead, with a crew of three, had been sighted by the lightkeeper at...
Troon, Ayrshire.—On the morning of the 27th March, 1938, a report was received from Irvine harbour that a fishing boat in Irvine bay was flying signals of distress. A strong N.W.
breeze was blowing, with a rough...
Plymouth, Devon.—At 7.55 P.M. on the 1st June, 1938, a message was received from the Royal South-Western Yacht Club that a boat was drifting ashore in a dangerous position. A westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough...
The Humber, Yorkshire. — On the night of the 10th March a fog settled,but shortly before midnight it lifted a little and the life-boat watchman saw a vessel ashore on the Inner Binks.
The motor life-boat City of Bradford II...
Hastings, Sussex.—The motor life-boat Cyril and Lilian Bishop was launched at 8.17 A.M. on the 18th November t6 search for the local open fishing boat Little Culverden, which was missing. A strong N. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The...
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, a man reported that a small vessel four miles east-south-east of Walney light- house was flying a flag and appeared to be in difficulties. At three o'clock the...
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 7.5 on the evening of the 17th of July, 1957, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that the Shambles lightvessel had reported a yacht in need of help near the lightvessel. At 7.20 the life-boat William and Clara...
Weston - super - Mare, Somerset. — Shortly after eight o'clock on the even- ing of the 13th of August, 1957, the pier master noticed that a yacht was in difficulties off Sand Point. Fifteen minutes later the yacht flashed S.O.S.,...
MR. WILLIAM DRYDEN, motor mechanic of the Whitby life-boat, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's testimonial on parchment for the rescue on the 17th of July, 1958, of an elevenyear- old boy, who was struggling in the water in...
Category: Awards