LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Naval Aeroplane
- Selsey, and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 1.13 A.M. on the 20th October, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard, that the Bognor police had reported a naval aeroplane down in the sea off Bognor. A northerly breeze was blowing. The...
Kenilworth Castle
Appledore, Devon.—During the evening of the 16th March Croyde coastguard reported that a vessel between Morte Point and Lundy Island was burning flares. A moderate and increasing south breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The vessel was...
L.I. 47
^ Selsey, Sussex.—At about 8.25 A.M.
on the 8th of April the coastguard reported that the fishing boat L.I.47 had capsized about two miles W.S.
W. of Selsey Bill, and that another fishing boat was near -...
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Torbay, Devon. — At 6 P.M. on the 19th September the Berry Headcoastguard reported that a man had fallen over the cliff at Berry Head on to a ledge close to the water. He had been helping three others, who had got into difficulties when...
Lord Keith
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.25 A.M. on the 8th February, 1938, the coastguard reported that a vessel had gone ashore about a mile north of Benacre look-out.
A S. by E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, the night was...
Polar Prince and Montrose
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At about 10.55 P.M. on the 13th April, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that the steamer Montrose, of Stockholm, had reported having been in collision with a trawler five miles W.S.W. of Coquet...
Helen Mary
Exmouth, Devonshire.—At about 12.20 A.M. on the 2nd June, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small vessel off Dawlish appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting towards the land. A west gale was blowing, with a heavy swell and squalls...
Mona
At 7.50 P.M. on the 9th July a telephone mes- sage was received from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Office that the Crosby lightship had reported a fishing boat ashore in a dangerous position near C.2 Black Buoy in the Crosby Channel....
Fairy Brae
On the afternoon of the 24th October the Curracloe coastal watch reported that a boat in North Bay was flying a distress signal. A moderate S.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea and driving rain. The motor life-boat K.E...
Tony
On the morning of the 25th February the local motor fishing boat Tony put to sea, with the life-boat coxswain and two other men on board. Later in the day the weather turned rough, and the second coxswain made enquiries for the boat. The...