JULY 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. Signals of distress wereheard, but the life-boat could find nothing.- Permanent paid crew : Rewards, £4 7s..
JULY 23RD. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
A small yacht had gone aground in a dangerous position, but she refloated with the rising tide. - Rewards, £7 10s..
JULY 7TH - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea off Orfordness, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £26 17s..
JULY 17TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A cable layer had struck a mine, but patrol boats picked up the survivors. - Rewards, £ 5 5 s ..
JULY 17TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A flashing light had been reported, but no boat in need of help could be found. - Rewards, £8 12s. 6d.
JULY 4TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. A punt with two people on board was missing, but came ashore without help. - Rewards, £11 14s..
ON 1st July His Majesty's Government gave a dinner at Lancaster House in honour of the Delegates to the Con- ference. The Right Hon. Sidney Webb, M.P., President of the Board of Trade, presided, supported by the Right...
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ONE of the first Life-boat Stations to be provided with, a Motor Life-boat was Stromness, in the Orkneys. It was in 1903 that a Pulling and Sailing Lifeboat was first converted to motor-power.
This Boat was followed by two...
Category: Inaugurations
On the after- noon of 12th November, two vessels, the schooner Island Maid, of Belfast, and the brigantine Angele, of Brest, while endeavouring to enter Padstow Harbour, in a strong "W.N.W. gale accompanied by a heavy sea, struck on the...
Extended lifeguard season saves the dayBeach lifeguards at Perranporth were surprised to see a horse and rider galloping up to them on the afternoon of 26 October 2003 Two horse riders had been enjoying a sunny autumn day on Perran Sands...