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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 15th May, 1938, an outboard motor boat capsized about two hundred yards off shore and four and a half miles west of Clacton. A slight S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea and a heavy lop on shore. The Clacton motor life-boat was called out, but meanwhile Mr. G. E. Lee, a chartered surveyor, put off single-handed in a 10-feet rowing boat. He found that four men were clinging to the upturned boat and that a fifth had managed to swim ashore. At considerable risk he got the four men aboard his boat and took them ashore.—Reward, A framed letter of thanks.

Limerick.—On the 14th June, 1938, a man took a number of children on the River Shannon in a motor boat.

One of them, his son, aged 2|, fell into the water. The man dived in and brought him to the surface, but became exhausted and had to release him again. The child was drowned. Mean- while the motor boat, with its engine stopped, had drifted away. Thomas Long, a boy often, one of the passengers in the boat, managed to start the engine, and took the boat back to the man in the water. He then threw out an oar. The man seized it, and with the help of Long, got back on board.

He was very exhausted, immediately became unconscious, and did not regain consciousness until the next day.

Thomas Long showed courage and great presence of mind.—Rewards, An inscribed wrist-watch and the sum of £1.

Newhaven, Sussex.—At 11.45 A.M.

on the 19th June, 1938, a message was received that the motor boat Lady Clare, of Seaford, was in distress off Seaford. A moderate breeze was blow- ing, with a slight sea. The life-boat coxswain and the motor mechanic put out in their trawler Our Boys with three other men. They found that the Lady Clare's engine had broken down, and that she was drifting ashore. They towed her into harbour.—Rewards, £l 175. 6d., and £l for use of boat and fuel.

Bridlington, Yorkshire. — At about 7 P.M. on the 25th June, 1938, it was reported that shouting had been heard at sea south of Bridlington. A west breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The life-boat coxswain and the assistant motor mechanic, who were securing their speed-boat in the har- bour, immediately put out. Three miles south of Bridlington they found a swamped canoe and an unconscious man in the water, hanging on to a rope from the canoe. They rescued him, used artificial respiration on the way back, and landed him at the jetty, where an ambulance was waiting. He was taken to hospital and eventually revived.—Rewards, 155., and 3$. for fuel usedPorthcawl, Glamorganshire. — At about 4.30 P.M. on the 27th June, 1938, two men put off in a small rowing boat.

They lost a rowlock and the boat became unmanageable. A moderate west gale was blowing, with a moderate sea. The boat was seen to be in danger by the coastguard watchman, who informed two boatmen. These men put off in a rowing boat. At great risk they got the boat in tow, towed her for three hundred yards, broadside on to the sea, until they reached the lee of the eastern wall, and there took the two men off, landing them at the Dock Basin.—Rewards, £2.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 2 A.SI. on the 30th June, 1938, while on duty at the Pilot Station, two men saw flares and heard shouts for help. The night was dark, with a very rough sea, ebbing tide, and a strong S.S.E. wind.

They put out in the 25-feet pilot motor boat and found the motor fishing boat Terry, of Lowestoft, at anchor between two submerged groynes with her engine disabled. She had failed to make the harbour and was within fifty yards of broken sea-defence works and submerged rocks. At great risk the two men took her in tow and brought her into the inner harbour.-— Rewards, £2, and 6s. for fuel used.

Abersoch, South Caernarvonshire.— A small sailing boat capsized at about 5 P.M. on the 8th July, 1938, near Sand Spit Buoy, and the three occu- pants, a man, his wife and their five- year-old son, were thrown into the water. Three boatmen, one of' whom was second coxswain until the closing of the life-boat station, were out in an auxiliary cutter. They went at once to the rescue, and found the man and woman clinging to the upturned keel of their boat and supporting the boy.

With some difficulty they got them into the cutter and took them ashore.—• Rewards, £l 2s. 6d.

Lynmouth, Devon.—At about 4.30 P.M. on the llth July, 1938, signals flashed with a mirror were seen coming from a small cove under Foreland Point, and through binoculars two people could be seen, completely cut ft by'the rising tide. As they could not be reached from shore, the honorary secretary of the life-boat station sent off the coxswain and four other members of the life-boat crew in a motor boat, with a dinghy in tow. A strong W.

breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea on shore, and it was found impossible to land. The motor boat was taken in as close as possible and instructions were shouted to the two people how to get to a spot above high water.

This they did, and waited there until the tide ebbed, when they were able to return to Lynmouth along the beach, arriving at 11 P.M.—Rewards, £l 5*., and 3s. for fuel used.

Donaghadee, Co. Down.—Early in the afternoon of the 13th July, 1938, the life-boat assistant motor mechanic and another man, who were off the Copeland Islands in a motor fishing boat, saw a small rowing boat flying a signal of distress. An offshore breeze was blowing, with a slight sea and a strong ebb tide. The men found five boys in the boat, all exhausted by their attempts to row ashore. They took the boys on board and towed their boat into Donaghadee.—Rewards, 15s., and 5s. for fuel used.

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—Shortly after 9 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a canoe was in difficulties in the North Bay, and asked that a motor boat should be sent out, as the bathing service boat was high and dry. Four men put off in a motor coble. They found that the canoe had got on to the rocks and that her crew of two had been able to carry her over the rocks to the shore.— Rewards, £l, and 5s. for fuel used.

Craster, Northumberland. — On the 14th July. 1938, while engaged in fishing five miles east of Dunstan- borough Castle, the motor fishing yawl Faithful, of Sea Houses, fouled her propeller with a line and could only go astern. The weather was fine, with a W.S.W. breeze and a moderate sea.

The skipper attempted to get inshore by going astern and was fairly success- ful. About 1.30 P.M. he hoisted a signal in the hope of getting a tow from a passing steamer. The steamer did not stop, but the motor fishingcoble Our Girls II, with a crew of two, put out from Craster Harbour and towed the Faithful in.—Rewards, 15s., and 85. 6d. for fuel used.

Hastings, Sussex. •— A small sailing boat with two men on board capsized in broken water off the harbour arm, at about 4.40 P.M. on the I9th July, 1938. A light S.W. breeze was blow- ing, with a choppy sea. Five men put off in a motor boat, rescued the men and towed their boat ashore.—Re- wards, £117s. 6d., and Is. for fuel used.

Portrusb, Co. Antrim.—During the afternoon of the 21st July, 1938, the coastguard reported to the life-boat station that a lady had telephoned that a small pleasure boat had capsized at the western end of MiU. Strand. As the accident was in shallow water, it was decided that a motor boat would be more suitable than the life-boat, and the motor boat Trevor was despatched with a punt in tow. She found that the two occupants of the small boat had managed to reach the shore. Mean- while, a pilot boat and a fishing boat had also been despatched, by the coastguard, from Portstewart, as the exact position of the accident was not known. Each of the three boats was manned by three men.—Rewards, £2 5s., and 5s. to each of the three boats for fuel used.

Cemaes, Anglesey.—On the night of the 27th July, 1938, a man alone in the fishing boat Sylvia, of Cemaes, was drifting seawards with his engine disabled and his boat waterlogged.

Darkness was approaching and the sea was rough, with a moderate southerly gale blowing. Four men manned a 30-feet motor boat, picked up the disabled boat and towed her back to Cemaes Harbour.—Rewards, £3, and 5s. for fuel used.

St. Sampson's, Guernsey.—On the night of the 29th July, two men put out in a motor boat after a sailing boat had been reported to be in distress.— Rewards, £1 10s., and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.

(For a full account see St. Peter Port in " Services of the Life-boats " on page 586.) Padstow, Cornwall. —• At about a quarter to two on the afternoon of the 1st August, 1938, when a man and his three sons were returning from fishing they were caught in a heavy thunder- storm about a mile north of Stepper Point. After a squall they saw two men in the water, and close by them the small sailing boat Elfieda, of Padstow, which had capsized. They took the two men on board and towed their boat to Hawkers Cove.—Rewards, £l, and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.

Fowey, Cornwall.—On 1st August, 1938, ten small yachts, which were returning from Par Regatta, were caught in a severe storm. Seven of them got into safety, but the other three capsized. One man was picked up, other men swam ashore, but there was no news of the crew of the third yacht. At 3 P.M. the honorary secretary of the life-boat station sent off the coxswain and three other members of the crew in a motor boat. About an hour later it was learned that the missing men had swum ashore near Polkerris. The motor boat returned at 6.30 P.M.—Rewards, £2 IOs., and £l Is. for use of boat.

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 8.30 P.M.

on the 1st August, 1938, the life-boat coxswain and two other men, who were out in the fishing boat Sceptre, saw the motor keel boat Better Hope on fire.

They at once got in their trawl and went to her help, and her crew of three jumped into the Sceptre. The burning boat was then taken in tow to harbour, where the fire was extinguished by the local fire engine.—Rewards, £l 2s. 6d., and 5s. for fuel used.

Port Isaac, Cornwall. — At about 5.30 P.M. on the 3rd August, 1938, three men were out in a motor boat in Port Isaac Bay, about one mile N.E.

of Port Gaverne, when they saw a motor boat capsize about four hundred yards away. They went to the help of the four men of the capsized boat, who were struggling in the water, picked them up, and landed them at Port Gaverne.—Rewards, 15s., and Is.

for fuel used.

Teignmouth, Devon.—On the after- noon of the 4th August, 1938, a boat-man, who was out in a motor launch at the mouth of the harbour, saw a small rowing boat drifting with a man on board, waving his oar for help.

There was a heavy swell. The boat- man then found that another man, who had fallen overboard while trying to recover a lost oar, was in the water, clinging to the oar. The boatman rescued him and then brought the small boat into harbour. A light easterly wind was blowing with a heavy swell and an ebbing tide.— Rewards, 7s. 6d.

Filey, Yorkshire.—At 3.15 P.M. on the 8th August, 1938, a lady reported to the coastguard that a small boat had capsized off Hunmanby Gap. The information was passed to the life-boat station. There was a dense fog, and the second coxswain, in the absence of the honorary secretary, decided to send out three motor cobles. They searched, but found nothing, and re- turned at 5 P.M. It was learned later that a canoe had been in difficulties, but that the two men on board had got ashore.—Rewards, £4 15s. 6d., and 6*. to each of the three boats for fuel used.

Scarborough, Yorkshire. — At 7.30 A.M. on the 10th August, 1938, the coastguard reported distress signals about three miles to the south of Scarborough. The sea was smooth, with an ebbing tide, but the weather was thick. It was decided that it was unnecessary to use the life-boat, and a motor coble went out manned by four men. The cargo boat Etal, of London, bound for Scarborough, was found on the rocks, but she did not need help, as the mate had gone ashore in the ship's boat to get the help of local pilots.—Rewards, £2, and 55, for fuel used.

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. •— During the afternoon of the 19th August, 1938, two visitors in a rowing boat got into difficulties about a mile off Morfa Nevin Beach. A moderate W.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. Two men put off in an outboard motor dinghy, and at some risk, picked up the rowing boat and towed it into safety.—Rewards, 155., and 25. for fuel used.

New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 6.15 P.M. on the 22nd August, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small out- board motor boat had broken down and was drifting to sea about seven miles west of New Quay Head. The honor- ary secretary of the life-boat station sent out two men in a motor boat.

Some time later it was learned that the small boat had drifted ashore at Llan- granog and that the men on board were safe.—Rewards, 155., and 3s. for fuel used.

Teignmouth, Devon.—At midday on the 25th August, 1938, the small rowing boat Shrimp, with two men on board, capsized on Teignmouth Bar.

A light east breeze was blowing and the sea was rough on the bar. A man who was at sea in a motor boat, with passengers on board, saw the accident and rescued the two men, one of whom had to be revived by artificial respira- tion.—Rewards, 75. 6d., and 25. for fuel used.

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—During the afternoon of the 25th August, 1938, a bather got into difficulties off White Rocks. The coastguard reported to the life-boat coxswain, who put off with three other men in a motor boat.

They were recalled, as the bather had been rescued from shore.—Rewards, £l, and 45. 6d. for fuel used.

Ballycptton, Co. Cork.—On the night of the 29th August, 1938, three men, crossing Ballinamona Bog to Garryroe, were cut off by the incoming tide.

News was received from the Civic Guard, and at abovit 8.30 P.M. the honorary secretary of the life-boat station sent off the coxswain and the second coxswain in a rowing boat.

They searched the many banks in the bog at some risk, for the entrance to the bog from the sea is very shallow, and the water runs in fast, but they found nothing. They returned to Ballycotton at 11 P.M., to learn that the three men had swum ashore.— Rewards, £1 55.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—On the 9th September, 1938, a small boat capsized, and also a canoe which had put out to its help. The four peopleon board them were rescued with the help of a man in a dinghy.—Rewards, an inscribed wrist-watch to John Bumstead, who had gone out in the canoe, and 5s. to the man in the dinghy.

(For a full account see Shoreham Har- bour in " Services of the Life-boats " on page 594.) Redcar, Yorkshire.—At about 8.35 P.M. on the 12th September, 1938, the Marske coastguard telephoned that a boy, who had just landed in a dinghy, had reported having seen a canoe, with three on board, being carried out to sea about a mile and a half off Marske. A gentle west breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. Two motor boats put out to make a search—one manned by the Redcar coxswain and the assistant motor mechanic, and the other by Mr.

W. M. Friskney, the honorary secretary of the Teesmouth station, the coxswain and another man. They were out for about two hours, but found nothing, and no one was reported missing from this part of the coast.—Rewards, letter of thanks to Mr. Friskney, £l 10*. to the four other men, and 8s. for fuel used.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Late on the night of the 12th September, 1938, the coastguard reported that some- one in a boat about a quarter of a mile off shore was waving a lamp. The sea was calm. On the instructions of the honorary secretary of the life-boat station, the coxswain put out in his own motor boat, and found that the persons in the boat were signalling and shouting to another boat some distance off.-—Rewards, 6s.

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Bettystown, Co. Meath.—On the evening of 21st June, 1938, two women bathers were carried seaward on a rubber mattress. They were both rescued, but one of them could not be revived.—Rewards, the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum, a letter of thanks, and £2 5s.

(A full account of this rescue appears on page 584.) Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At 3.18 P.M.

on the 29th July, 1938, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the life-boat station that a small pulling boat was in difficulties one mile east of Cadgwith and was being carried by wind and tide towards Blackhead. A moderate S.W. wind was blowing, .

with a moderate sea. It was decided to send out a motor boat instead of the life-boat, and the motor fishing boat Longwaters put off. She found the small boat with the four men on board exhausted, and towed her to Cadgwith.

—Rewards, £l 10s.

Selsey, Sussex.—On the 18th August, 1938, two women bathers got into diffi- culties, and two men put off in a rowing boat and rescued one.—Rewards, £l.

(For a full account see Selsey in " Services of the Life-boats " on page 593.) Salcombe, Devon. — At 8 P.M. On the 21st August, 1938, the coastguard reported to the life-boat coxswain that a small motor boat with her engine broken down was making distress signals half a mile south of Prawle Point. A moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. In pre- ference to launching the life-boat the coxswain, accompanied by two other men. put off in his motor fishing boat.

After some search they iound the boat, which had by then been blown a con- siderable distance off-shore. They took off the man and the boy who were on board and towed the boat back to Salcombe. By their prompt action he coxswain saved their lives, for their boat was not seaworthy and was rapidly being driven out into the Channel.— Rewards, £1 10s., and 3s. 6d. for fuel used in addition to a local gift of £l.

' Watchet, Somerset.—During the even- ing of the 26th August, 1938, two Dutch women visitors, who were on a ledge at the foot of the cliff, were cut off by the incoming tide. The ledge is covered at high water during spring tides. As the sea was smooth and there was very little wind, it was not considered necessary to launch the life- boat, but the second coxswain and two other men put out in a rowing boat, and brought the women ashore.— Rewards, £l 2s. 6d. in addition to a local gift of 5s.Lynmouth, Devon.—During the morning of the llth September, 1938, a man and two women, who were walking along the rocks to the west of Lynmouth, were cut off by the rising •tide. They took refuge on a rock, which was soon surrounded. A fresh N.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. An incoming boat brought the news and the second coxswain of the life-boat put out in his motor boat with another man. There was a big wash of sea round the rocks, and it was only with much difficulty and at some risk that they rescued the three people, who undoubtedly owed their lives to the promptness of their rescuers, for soon afterwards the rock was com- pletely covered.—Rewards, 15s., and 2s. for fuel used.

Kessingland, Suffolk.—On the 16th September, 1938, a small open sailing boat capsized and her crew of two were rescued by a motor fishing boat.— Rewards, £3 2s. 6d., and 15s. for fuel, broken mast and bus fares.

(For full account see Lowestoft and Kessingland in " Services of the Life- boats " on page 595.) Bull Bay, Anglesey.—During the after- noon of the 17th September, 1938, two men put out from Amlwch to test the engine of their small motor boat East Mouse. A strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The engine broke down, and owing to the state of the sea and the strong ebb tide, the men were unable to make headway with their oars. The boat was carried past Bull Bay Point and out to sea. Mr.

Joseph Jones was told, and at once put off in his motor boat. He got a line aboard the East Mouse and towed her back to Bull Bay in a waterlogged condition. In doing so he ran some risk, and it needed very good seaman- ship to carry out the rescue single- handed. The East Mouse sank at her moorings next day.—Rewards, £l.

Wick, Caithness-shire.—On the 29th September, 1938, a motor boat put off when a flying-boat was in distress.— Rewards, £5, and 12s. 6d. for fuel used.

(For a full account see Wick in " Services of the Life-boats " on page 596.) Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—At about 3.30 P.M. on the 2nd October, 1938, the life-boat coxswain was in- formed that the fishing boat Dorothy, of Llandudno, was flying signals of distress about three-quarters of a mile outside the bay. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The cox- swain went down to the beach and found that two members of the life- boat crew had just put off in a 16-feet rowing boat. They found that the crew of three in the fishing boat could not manage her, and were having a very rough time. They towed the boat ashore.—Rewards, £1 5s.

Whithy, Yorkshire.—During the after- noon of the 9th October, 1938, the coastguard reported that two small pulling boats south of the harbour were unable to get in owing to the strong west wind and choppy sea. The life-boat coxswain and another man put off in his motor fishing coble and met one boat just outside the piers coming in safely. They found the other close to Saltwick Nab, half full of water and rapidly driving towards the rocks.

The three young men on board were very exhausted. The coxswain towed the boat back to harbour, and by his prompt help saved the lives of the three men.—Rewards, £l 5s., and 3s.

for fuel used.

Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 11 P.M. on the llth September, 1938, it was learned at the life-boat station that six Scouts had gone out in a whaler during the early morning and had not returned.

The life-boat crew were assembled, but a message was then received that the boat had put in to Groudle. A later message said that she had left again for Douglas, and the coxswain, accom- panied by Mr. W. Cunningham, J.P., the chairman of the branch, and six life-boatmen, put out in a motor boat.

A moderate to strong west breeze was blowing, with a slight sea, and the weather was thick. The motor boat met the whaler off Groudle. being towed towards Douglas by another motor boat. She helped with the tow, and the three boats arrived at Douglas at 1.30 A.M.—Rewards, a letter of appreciation to Mr. W. Cunningham, £3 10s. to the other seven men, and 5s.

for fuel used..