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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
WHITBY. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has replaced the No. 1 Life- boat on this Station by a new boat, 34 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rowing 10 oars, which was presented by Mrs. MABT ANN ELLIS, of York, and formerly of North Grrimston...
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The S.S. Basilisk
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 8.15 on the morning of the 21st of July, 1950, the Wick coastguard reported that the S.S. Basilisk, of Swansea, a ship of 7,000 tons laden with grain from Canada, was in need of help. She was listing heavily....
Elm Grove
Buckie, Banffshire. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of Febru- ary, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Wick radio had received a message from the motor fishing boat Elm Grove, of Buckie, that a fisherman...
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E.M.L
In a strong easterly breeze on the night of the : 28th May, the mast of the lugger ': E. M. L., of Folkestone, was carried away in a heavy squall. The crew then ; rigged up a jury mast and proceeded to- !...
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Morning Star
At about 4: P.M. on 10th February informa- tion was received from fishermen that the motor fishing boat Morning Star, with a crew of three on board, including John Campbell, the Life-boat Coxswain, was two hours overdue. A strong...
Eve
Tynemoutb, Northumberland.—At 7.12 in the evening of the 20th of Sep- tember, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a sailing yacht, then two miles to the south-east, was drifting towards Frenchman's Point. The life-boat Tynesider, the...
The S.S. Intendant J. Patrizi
Dover, Kent.—In the morning of the 21st of November, 1949, the S.S.
Intendant J. Patrizi, of Rouen, which had been ashore off Seabrook, was steaming towards Dover in a very rough sea with a whole southerly gale blowing and...
Nessie
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH BROKEN RUDDER Sunderland, Durham. At 3.12 on the afternoon of the 3rd September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a beach attendant at Seaburn had reported a boat burning red flares two...