Wreck and Rescue Round The Cornish Coast

Noall, C. and G. Farr: 1965 UK, hardcover, 195 pages, with photos and maps. “Wreck and Rescue Round The Cornish Coast, Volume III: The Story of the South Coast Lifeboats” describes the development and operations of the lifeboat stations along Cornwall’s south coast, focusing on how crews, craft and organization evolved in response to local sea and weather conditions. Through a series of documented rescues and incidents, it portrays the dangers of the south coast approaches and the courage and seamanship of the RNLI volunteers who repeatedly put to sea to save shipwrecked mariners and passengers. In good condition