LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Harmony
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 2.11 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1956, the Needles coastguard reported that a small yacht was in distress four miles south-south-west of St. Cather- ine's. The life-boat S.G.E. put out at 2.33....
A Boat (1)
Walmer, Kent.—At 12.50 on the after- noon of the 12th of May, 1957, the Deal coastguard reported that a small boat needed help one mile south-east of the coastguard station. At one o'clock the life-boat, Thomas Markby, on temporary duty...
Provider and Margaret Ann
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of September, 1957, the coxswain reported that two fishing cobles were at sea in very bad weather conditions. He had spoken to Flamborough coastguard, who had said that one of the...
The Seine-Net Boat Sheryl
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 8.6 on the evening of the llth of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen south-east of Bressay Lighthouse in the direction of the Ord. A south-by-east gale was...
Timander
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 5.55 on the morning of the 13th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the pilot launch, which was sheltering in Totland bay, had reported that a small yacht needed help. The pilot...
Frida Blokzijl
DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL ESCORTED IN GALE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 8.20 on the evening of the 15th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Frida Blokzijl of Vlaardingen, Netherlands, was drifting with her...
Ereina
HELICOPTER RESCUE At 8.46 p.m. on 3ist May, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a Swedish vessel had reported that a yacht was firing red flares one mile east of the Margate sands beacon. There was one hour before low water, and it...
Sally Brown
WOMAN WAVED FOR HELP Cromer, Norfolk. At 4.5 p.m. on 5th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht with a man and a woman on board was reported to be in difficulties close inshore near Mundesley Church. A rope had...
Cap Lizard
ALONE IN YACHT At 12.58 p.m. on 2ist September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht with one man aboard was reported to be in distress 35 miles south-east of Lizard lighthouse, and was asking for a tow to Penzance....
A Yacht (1)
EMPTY YACHT FOUND AFTER COMBINED SEARCH Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 14th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the no. 1 pilot vessel Sir Thomas...