Reserve life-boat.—At 9.30 on the 10th of November, 1953, the reserve life- boat Thomas Markby put out from a shipbuilders' yard at Littlehampton in a swell and light south-south-east breeze. She was to undergo machin-ery trials...
Buckle, Banffshire.—At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 9th of May, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a small sailing boat was in difficulties three and a quarter miles north-north-west of Buckie. At 3.32 the life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow...
Dunbar, East Lothian.—-At 6.25 on the evening of the 29th of August, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a message had been received from the police that a sailing dinghy had cap- sized in Belhaven Bay. At 7.5 the life-boat George and Sarah...
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At noon on the 23rd of September, 1956, the Dun- dee harbour police reported that a small sailing boat with two men on board was aground on Naughton sand- bank to the west of Tay Bridge. At 12.35 the life-boat Mono,...
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 4.44 on the afternoon of the 21st of July, 1957, the coastguard telephoned to say a small sailing boat appeared to be in need of help two miles south-east of Shoreham harbour. Her crew of four were waving an oar...
Wicklow.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 17th of August, 1954, a man at Arklow rang up to say that the 24-feet sailing boat Sarah, of Wicklow, had left Arklow for Wicklow earlier in the day with four men on board. At 7.30 the Wicklow Head...
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1955, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a yacht needed help two miles south-east of Beaumaris. At 12.30 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched. The sea...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 1.10 p.m. on 22nd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary Secretary that a small sailing boat was in difficulties near Fame Islands. At 1.30 the inshore rescue boat launched...
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.0 in the evening, on the 25th of June, 1951, the Kildonan coastguard telephoned that a sailing dinghy was reported in difficulties and drifting two miles south-west of Whiting Bay. At 6.17 the life-boat Sir David...
Margate, Kent. At 5.34 on the after- noon of 6th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy was being carried out to sea east of Longnose buoy. A moderate south-west wind was blowing with a slight...