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Torbay, Devon.—At about 6 P.M. on the 12th June, 1939, a sailing dinghy capsized in Fishcombe Bay. The weather was fine with a N.W. breeze and an almost smooth sea. The crew of three were seen clinging to the keel. The call for help was given by motorists from the Torbay Chalets Camp. Two motor boats put out from Brixham Inner Harbour, and the Torbay life-boat also put out. The motor boat Lady Mildred, manned by two men, rescued one, and the motor boat Winsome, manned by one man, rescued the other two. The rescued men had been in the water nearly forty minutes and were exhausted.— Rewards, £l 2s. 6d.

Ringstead, Weymouth, Dorset. — On the 29th June, 1939. two young naval seamen, brothers, hired a rowing boat from Portland and, accompanied by two girls, rowed to Ringstead.

When they were preparing to return about 6.30 P.M., they were strongly advised by a London police sergeant, who was on holiday, not to attempt to row back but to return by bus. They ignored his advice and soon got into difficulties in a fresh westerly wind, with a choppy sea.

The sergeant (whose hobby is boating with the Ringstead fishermen when on holiday) had kept the boat under close observation. When he saw that she was in danger he raised the alarm, and himself put out with a local fisherman and another visitor in a motor boat.

When they reached the rowing boat they found the sailors nearly exhausted and the girls crying. They brought them ashore.—Rewards. 25s. to the fisherman for the use of his boat, and a letter to the Metropolitan Commissioner of Police strongly commending the initiative and action of Sergeant King, B.63.

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 1.45 P.M. on the afternoon of Sunday the 16th July, 1939, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was ashore off North Cheek, Robin Hood's Bay. The sea was smooth with no wind, although it was foggy, and it was decided that a lifeboat launch was unnecessary, but as a precaution the life-boat coxswain, Mr.

J. Murfield, put out in his own motor boat. He arrived to find that the vessel had got off and gone on her way.

—Rewards, £l for loss of business and fuel used.

Barrow, Lancashire.—A pilot who had been on the look-out reported to the life-boat coxswain at 1.45 P.M. on the afternoon of Sunday the 23rd July, that a sailing boat appeared to be in difficulties in Morecambe Bay, with something flying at half-mast. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. A motor boat went out with a crew of four. They found five sea-sick men on board the sailing boat, but they refused all help.—Rewards, £1 10s., and 3s. for fuel used.

Burnmouth (Eyemouth), Berwickshire.

•—At about six o'clock on the evening of Sunday the 23rd July, 1939, two boy scouts drifted to sea on a raft from a position about two miles south of Burnmouth. The sea was smooth, with a light westerly wind. The motor boats Bravo Lads and White Heather put out from Burnmouth manned by seven fishermen and a visitor. Before they reached the raft the boys attempted to swim to the shore. One succeeded; the other failed. His body was picked up by the White Heather, but it was impossible to revive him.—Rewards, £l 15s.

Hastings, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the 24th July, 1939, information was received through the police that an aeroplane had come down in the sea off Ecclesbourne Glen, near Fairlight. The sea was slight, with a S.W. breeze blowing. The life-boat was launched and, at the request of the police, a speed-boat also put off from the pier, without waiting to disembark two passengers. No trace of the aeroplane could be found.—Rewards, £1.

Herne Bay, Kent.—On the night of the 25th July, 1939, a boy on license from Borstal took a boat belonging to the Whitstable Council, at Tankerton, and put off without oars. A fresh southerly breeze was blowing, the sea was choppy, and the boy got into difficulties.

He was seen and heard by two boys, shouting for help, but the information did not reach the coastguard until 11.80. The Margate lifeboat put out, and Mr. A. Pressley, a Herne Bay fisherman, also put out in a motor boat, and joined in the search.

An aeroplane dropped Verey lights to help them, but it was not until dawn that the boy was found by Mr. Pressley.

He was then exhausted. After giving him water and chocolate from the lifeboat's stores Mr. Pressley then took the boy ashore. Mr. Pressley was out for about four hours and covered over thirty miles.—Rewards, £1 5s., and 7s.

for fuel used.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—On the 26th July, 1939, it was reported that an aeroplane had come down in the sea off Shoreham. A speed-boat put out on the instructions of the honorary secretary of the life-boat station and the coastguard. She found nothing.— Rewards, £l.

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.30 P.M. on the 27th July, 1939, a fisherman came ashore and reported to the life-boat coxswain that he had seen flares about four miles to the north. The sea was calm, with a light S.W. wind. The coxswain and three other men put out in the motor coble Brighter Hope and found that the flares came from the motor coble Silver Line which had a pleasure fishing party on board. Her engine had broken down. The Brighter Hope towed her into Whity Harbour.— Rewards, £2, and 2s 6d. for fuel used.

Harwich, Essex. •— On the afternoon of the 4th August, 1939, four men, who were sailing in Harwich Harbour in a dinghy, capsized in a squally N.E.

wind. The sea was rough and the tide was ebbing strongly. A local waterman put out with another man in a motor boat. They succeeded in picking up two of the men in the water, but, unfortunately, the other two were drowned.—Rewards, 15s. to the two men.

Runswick, Yorkshire.— On the afternoon of Sunday the 6th August, 1939, two men visitors put out in a small canoe. There was some sea running and they capsized. One man swam ashore, but the other clung to the canoe. The life-boat second-coxswain and four other men put off in a rowing boat and picked up the man who had to be revived by artificial respiration.—• Rewards, £2 10s.

Dfracombe, Devon.—At about 4.30 P.M. on the afternoon of the 17th August, 1939, information was received from the coastguard that someone was in difficulties on Torr Cliffs between Ilfracombe and Lee. The life-boat's honorary secretary sent off the mechanic in his speed-boat, followed by the second-coxswain in his motor boat.

Two people were in difficulties, a man and a woman. The man was hauled up the cliffs by the coastguard, the woman was taken on board his boat by the second-coxswain.—Rewards, 15s.

Swanage, Dorset.—At about 4.15 P.M. on the afternoon of Sunday, the 20th August, 1939, three small boats got into the tide-rip off Peveril Point in a strongly ebbing spring tide. One of the boats upset. At the request of the coastguard a boatman put out in his 20-feet open motor boat. He was on the spot in about ten minutes and searched for an hour, but could find neither the boat nor the man who had been on board. He was able, however, to help the other two boats. One of them had lost a rowlock, and the other could make no headway.—Rewards, £1.

Walmer, Kent.—At 6.30 P.M. on the 26th August, 1939, information was received that two boys who had put out in a home-made canoe at two in the afternoon, had not returned. The life-boat coxswain and six other men put off in a motor boat and found the boys about three miles away near Kingsdown. They were in no danger.

The motor boat returned with them.—• Rewards, £2 12s. 6d., and 5s. for fuel used.

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—At about 6 P.M. on the 29th August, 1939, the coastguard reported to the life-boat coxswain that a man had fallen off Orme's Head. The weather was misty, with a north-easterly wind and a moderate sea. Four life-boatmen put out in a motor boat. They found that the police had already arrived, but stood by in case it was necessary to take the man on board their boat. He was, however, hauled up the cliffs.— Rewards, £1 105., and 3s. for fuel used.

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Ilfracombe, Devon. — At about 11 A.M. on the 12th June, 1939, information was received that a girl had fallen down the cliff at Hagginton Bea'ch, Hele Bay. A strong N.N.W. inshore wind was blowing, with a choppy sea.

A rowing boat put out manned by Mr.

N. J. Lewis, a cafe proprietor, Mr. P. G.

Burgess, beach attendant, and Mr.

W. H. Galliver. They found the girl, a seventeen-year-old visitor, unconscious at the foot of the cliffs, and another girl about a hundred and twenty feet up.

The men then entered the sea, got the unconscious girl aboard and returned to Hele. Putting off again they went to the help of the girl on the cliffs, where Mr. Burgess and Mr. Galliver landed, Mr. Lewis remaining in the boat.

Eventually coastguardman Beer helped the girl to the cliff top. Mr. Lewis, Mr.

Burgess and Mr. Galliver then returned to Hele at 12.40 P.M. wet through.

At about 8 P.M. on the 1st July, Mr.

Lewis and Mr. Galliver again put cut in a rowing boat on learning that two visitors had been marooned on a rock, at Hele Bay, by the tide. A moderate W.S.W. wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. They took their boat close in and the two people were able to jump into it. A few minutes later the tide rose over the rock.

Coastguardman Beer and Mr. Burgess, the beach attendant, have received testimonials from the Royal Humane Society. Mr. Lewis has rendered similar services on many previous occasions —Rewards, A framed letter of thanks to Mr. N. J. Lewis and 15s. to Mr.

W. H. Galliver.

Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At about 7 P.M. on the night of the 12th July, 1939, a local seaman noticed that a boat appeared to be on Arklow Bank, several miles east from Arklow Harbour, for she did not move. The sea was rough, with a strong S.W. wind blowing.

The motor boat Willie Wag with a crew of six put out at 8 P.M. and reached the distressed boat two hours later. She found her to be the French fishing boat Java, of Camaret. Her crew of six had taken to the ship's boat. From this the motor boat rescued them.

Half an hour later the Java which was full of water, slipped off the bank and sank.—Rewards, £7 10s., and 7s. for fuel used; also 7s. to the man who gave the first information.

Littlehampton, Sussex. — At about noon on the 22nd July, 1939, information was received that the sailing boat Idiofs Delight had capsized off Rustington.

The sea was choppy, with a fresh S.W. breeze. Manned by a crew of two the motor speed-boat Miss Littlehampton put off, but found the two people from the sailing boat swimming ashore. As they did not need help the speed-boat took the sailing boat in tow and brought her to Littlehampton.—• Rewards, 15s, £l for loss of business, and 7s. for fuel used; also a letter of thanks to Mrs. Reed Peebles, who gave first information of the accident.

Broughty Ferry, Angus.—While a party of three were boarding the dinghy belonging to the yacht Black Dragon at about 6 P.M. on the 1st August, 1939, the dinghy capsized. A fresh westerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea.

The tide was ebbing. Two men put off in a motor boat. The dinghy was about 200 yards away. They rescued two of the three people—a father and daughter—but the son was missing.

They searched for him. Meanwhile, the life-boat coxswain and motor mechanic who were on the shore, saw a body in the water. They went out in a rowing boat, brought it in and applied artificial respiration, but, unfortunately, without result.—Rewards, 15*. between the two rescuers, and 2s 6d. for fuel used.

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. — At about 3.30 P.M. on the 15th August, 1939, a boatman, while out in his motor boat, saw the sailing boat Snark, of Nevin, capsize when about two miles from Nevin Bay. The weather was fine and the sea smooth. The boatman hurried to the capsized boat, picked up the three men who had been on board, visitors from Manchester, and took their boat in tow.—Rewards, 10*., and 8s. for fuel used.

Blackpool, Lancashire.—At 4.30 P.Mon the 22nd August, 1939, a boy who was bathing and was about 150 yards out, near the South Pier, got into difficulties.

It was high water, with a S.W. breeze and a slight sea. Mr.

Edwin Smith, a member of the Blackpool Town Council, who was out in his motor launch with a boatman and passengers, hurried to the boy, took him on board and applied artificial respiration. After being landed the boy recovered.—Rewards, A framed letter of thanks to Councillor Edwin Smith, and 5s. to the boatman.

Hastings, Sussex.—Mr. R. Cooke, Volunteer-in-Charge of the Lifesaving Corps at Pett and three other men, rescued the crew of four of an aeroplane on the 9th September, 1939.

The Hastings and Dungeness lifeboats also went out.—Rewards, £2, and 5s. for use of boat.

(For a full account see "Life-boat Services," Hastings, Sussex, and Dungeness, Kent.) Broughty Ferry, Angus.—Two boys in a sailing boat were seen to be in difficulties about a mile west of the Tay Bridge at 12.30 P.M. oil the llth September, 1939. The coxswain, motor mechanic and bowman, put off in a motor boat, picked up the boys, and towed their boat to Broughty Ferry.

A boat was borrowed for the job, and the Institution's petrol was used.— Rewards, 7s 6d. to the bowman, and 10s. for the use of the boat.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—While out fishing in the motor trawler Two Brothers, in the afternoon of 15th September, 1939, two men saw a sailing boat in difficulties, about two miles off.

She had a party of five young people on board. They did not know how to handle the boat. The sails had been blown away, and she was being carried out to sea. A fresh northerly wind was blowing, and the sea was choppy with a very strong tide running. Heaving up their gear the two men went to her help, rescued the five persons on board, and towed the boat into Tenby Roadstead.

—Rewards, £1 5s.

Herne Bay, Kent.—At about 11.30, on the night of the 9th September, 1939, a British aircraft crashed in the sea off Seasalter, and a number of boats, including the Margate and Southend life-boats, put out. The weather was calm. The crew of the aeroplane were safe, but one of the boats which had gone to her help with two boys aboard, did not return and early in the morning of the 10th September, Mr. Pressley, a boatman, put out at the request of the coastguard. He did not find the boat, but she got back safely, unaided.— Reward, £1.

(See Margate and Southend-on-Sea "Services of the Life-boats.") Redcar, Yorkshire. — While homeward bound for Grimsby the steam trawler Oswaldian ran ashore on the Salt Scar Rocks at about 8.30 P.M. on the 25th September, 1939. The weather was hazy, with a heavy swell. The Redcar life-boat put out and also the motor fishing boat Mayflower, with a crew of four. Four of the Oswaldiari's crew of eleven were landed by the fishing boat and remained ashore.

The others after being taken on board the life-boat returned to the trawler which refloated later.—Rewards, £3, and Is 6d. for fuel used.

(See Redcar "Services of the Lifeboats.").