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Variations of the Compass
The Revue Maritime el Coloniale recently published a letter on the deviations to which the needle is liable in consequence of the substitution of iron for wood in ships.
One of the latest contrivances for diminishing this...
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A Magnificent Group of Services. 19th-21st November, 1916
SELDOM, if ever, has there been con- centrated within three days of Life-boat work a more splendid series of achieve- ments than those which are briefly described below. They were charac- terised throughout by heroic effort in the face of...
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Golden Rule II and Dawn
The Motor Life- boat John and William Mudie was launched at 8.45 A.M. and again at 10.30 A.M. on 12th May, in a strong S.E. breeze with a very heavy sea and escorted into harbour the local fishing boats Golden Rule II. and Dawn.
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Star of Hope, Freda and Minnie
On the morning of the 1st May the local motor fishing cobles put out to haul crab pots. A moderate N. wind was blowing, with a considerable ground swell, and at 10.30 A.M. with the tide ebbing the sea broke heavily across the bay, making the...
Brighter Dawn and Mary Isabella
On the 14th February, the local fishing fleet was caught at sea by a very sudden strong W.N.W. gale. A rough sea was running. The cobles ran for home, and the life-boat coxswain, first ashore in his coble, launched the motor life- boat L.P....
Isabella
Filey, Yorkshire.—At about 10.25 A.M. on the 18th February, 1939, two local fishing cobles were behind Filey Brig, where heavy seas were running.
A W.N.W. fresh wind was blowing, with a moderate to rough sea. At 10.45...
Rosemary and Rachel
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 27th of March, 1952, two local cobles, the Rosemary and the Rachel, were at sea. A strong north- north-east wind was blowing, with snow showers. The sea was rough and the harbour entrance...
Mary Ann
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.5 on the night of the 23rd of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a message re- received from Sandwich that a fishing boat was drifting on a lee shore a mile north of Guildford Hotel. Five minutes later,...
Dainty Lady
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 16th of February, 1951, the local motor fishing vessel Dainty Lady was at sea. A fresh south-south- easterly breeze was blowing and there was a very heavy swell. At 1.5 the Dainty Lady...