Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—A message was received from the coastguard at 8 A.M. on the 24th September, 1939, that a steamer was sinking through enemy action, three or four miles E. by N. from the look-out. A N.W.
breeze was...
CHINESE SEAMEN RESCUED Sundeiiand, Durham.—At 1.40 in the afternoon of the 18th of March, 1947, the Sunderland coastguard telephoned that the Seaham coastguard had re- ported that the motor vessel Diloma, a tanker, had struck submerged...
Caister, Norfolk. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 19th of October, 1960, the life-boat mechanic noticed a vessel apparently aground on the north end of Scroby Sands. There was a moderate south-easterly wind and sea, and the tide...
St. Helier, Jersey.—At 6.5 in the morning of the 29th of February, 1952, the harbourmaster reported that the S.S. Lyntre, of Jersey, had wirelessed that she had hit rocks off Noirmont Point, and at 6.25 the life-boat Elizabeth Rippon left...
BROADSTAIRS.—On the 25th November, the Samuel Morrison Collins Life-boat was taken to Margate Roads in tow of the Ramsgate Harbour steam-tug Aid, during a strong N.N.E. gale and heavy sea, when she succeeded in saving the crew of 5 men from...
Tempes- tuous weather was experienced on the north-east coast during the last days of September, and the Swedish barque Princess Wilhelmina of Halmstad, laden with firewood from Kemi to Dundee, became embayed off St. Andrews. Fail- ing to...
oar'd the rolling billows, Surging waves rose high o'erhead ; Helpless in that hour of danger, On the gallant vessel sped.
Sails were riven,—masts were broken By the tempest's fearful power; Fruitless seemed...
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Following the success of last year's exhibition at the Templars Secondary School in Stepney an even more impressive show was put on this year, to coincide with London Life-boat Day. Pride of place was given to an I.R.B. Other exhibits...
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Launches 103. Lives rescued 130.
November Meeting.
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the evening of the 1st October a message was received from Horse Sand Fort that a vessel was stranded about two...
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RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—About 1 A.M.
on the 3rd January, the barque Clifton, of Liverpool, was wrecked on Rhosneigir rocks. It being then moderately smooth, the crew remained by the ship in the hope of floating her off; but...