LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 5.50 on the evening of the 6th of August, 1953, the coastguard reported that a bather was in difficulties off the White Rocks, and that a fishing boat had put to sea. A later message stated that there were two...

Margate, Kent.—At 5.54 on the morn- ing of the 4th of September, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that the North Goodwin lightvessel had reported that a dinghy had drifted past her with an unidentified object hanging on its...

Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 3.20 early on the morning of the llth of October, 1953, the police reported that the local motor fishing vessel Welfare, with a crew of two, had left Newhaven and ought to have reached Dunbar about six o'clock...

Girvan, Ayrshire - At 5.20 p.m. on 26th April, 1970, the motor mechanic of the life-boat reported that a yacht was in difficulties off the harbour and drifting towards the dangerous coast south of Girvan. At 5.35 the life-boat James and...

Walmer, Kent. At 4.51 on the after- noon of the 13th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the master of the East Goodwin lightvessel had reported a motor yacht burning red flares about half a mile east of the...

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At ten o'clock on the night of the 7th of September, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was overdue on passage from Milford Haven to Fishguard and that a woman had reported...

North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 18th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Long- stone lighthouse keepers had reported a boat flying distress signals...

Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 7.20 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the St. Anthony coastguard rang up to say that a woman had reported that a black-painted yacht was dragging her anchor off Helford River. The life- boat Crawford and...