On the morning of the 7th June, daring foggy weather, an intimation was received that a steamer had stranded on the eastern side of Carmel Point. The Cemlyu Lifeboat B. J. Nicholson was launched at 10 o'clock, and found that the vessel...
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 10.55 P.M. on the 22nd June, 1939, a message was received from the Staithes coastguard that a three-masted vessel had fired distress rockets 3| miles to the N.N.W.
A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing,...
During a two-day visit in April to Atlantic College. Si Donat's. HRH Prince Charles, now president of the International Council of United World Colleges, went out in the station's Atlantic 21 ILB. • was shown the controls before... - View image in PDF
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SEPTEMBER 10TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 5.12 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the Ramsey fishing smack Majestic had not returned from the fishing grounds. A southerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. A further message was...
FOUR RESCUED FROM CONVERTED SHIP'S BOAT Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 2.54 on the morning of the 13th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a request had been received from the Blyth honorary secretary for the help of...
On the 12th June, during a heavy gale of wind from N.N.W., with rain, the schooner Azores Packet, of Falmouth, stranded in making for the harbour at St. Ives. The life-boat of the Institution was quickly launched, and rescued her crew of 4...
On the 19th October signals of distress were observed from the schooner Kate, of Liverpool, driving ashore in Arklow Bay during a heavy gale of wind. The Ark- low life-boat was again promptly launched, and brought on shore the crew of 5 men,...
AMONG the names of honorary workers to whom awards have been made this year is Mrs. Ellen Surman, who for twenty-seven years has been an honorary worker at Neath, Glamorganshire.
In accepting the reward, Mrs. Surman...
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At 12.58 p.m. on i6th October, 1966, a small catarmaran with an elderly man on board was seen in difficulties half a mile north west of the coastguard look-out.
The man appeared to be exhausted. The life-boat Elizabeth...