LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat (4)
NOVEMBER 22ND. - PETERHEAD ABERDEENSHIRE. A workman from a shipbuilding yard had reported that a boat had capsized off North Head, Peterhead, but nothing was found, and it was thought that what had been seen was the Broughty Ferry life-boat...
An Aeroplane (67)
APRIL 29TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A British Sunderland aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £10 14s.
(See Bardsey Island, “ Services by Shoreboats,” page...
A Drifter
OCT. 26TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.
A drifter had been reported as flying distress signals, but she got in to the shelter of Douglas Bay unaided. The life-boat was out for nearly five hours in a gale with a heavy sea. -...
Waterwitch
The Coastguard, at 8 A.M. on the 2nd January, reported that a vessel was ashore on the west end of the Mixon. Reef, and the crew of the Life-boat Lucy Newbon were quickly assembled and the boat launched. They found the barquentine Waterwitch...
The S.S. Spero
St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At about 1.40 P.M. on the 15th January, 1938, coastguard reported that the s.s. Spero, of Newcastle, was drifting towards the shore five" miles north of St. David's Head. She was bound with a general...
Richmond Castle
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.15 P.M.
on the 30th January, 1938, the harbourmaster reported that a vessel between Monifieth and Lady Buoy, in the mouth of the Tay, was firing distress signals.
A S.W. breeze...
The Sailing Boat Genevieve
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1955, the Formby coastguard reported that the port radar station had stated that a man was swimming seawards off Alexandra dock. At 1.40 the life-boat Norman B. Cotiett...
Flying Spray
At 4.40 a.m. on loth March, 1967, it was reported that red flares had been sighted at the south end of the Sound of Islay.
There was a fresh south-westerly breeze with a moderate sea. It was just after high water. The...
The S.S. Charles Parsons
DECEMBER 25TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM. At 6.50 P.M. on Christmas Day information was received, through the coastguard, that distress signals had been seen, and the life-boat crew were assembled. At 7.35 P.M. the naval authorities reported that...
The Aberdeen Steam Trawler Newhaven N.B.
May, Inner Hebrides.—At 10.15 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1949, while the life-boat was carrying out a wireless test from the station with the Kilchoman coastguard, she heard a distress call from the Aberdeen steam trawler Newhaven N...