LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
A Small Boat
MAROONED ON THE ROCKS Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 1.43 in the afternoon of April the 22nd, 1947, the Ballycastle coastguard reported that a man, who had been missing in a small boat since the 20th had been reported on the Maidens Rocks,...
A Boat
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 2.38 a.m. on 5th July. 1966, it was reported that a small boat with a crew of four had capsized in the Solent. Two men had been rescued and it was thought the other two were near the Norris buoy. The life-boat...
A Motor Fishing Boat
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—About 12.20 in the afternoon, on the llth March, 1950, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing boat appeared to be in diffi- culties in Skerry Roads. At 12.26 he reported that the boat was flashing a light; at...
Coya, of Greenock
JULY 30TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.
At 5.20 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a sailing yacht making heavy weather. Thirty-five minutes later they reported that she appeared to be showing a distress signal. A...
Marie Celine
On the evening of the 17th September the coastguard reported that a ketch near Cove was dragging her anchor. A little later it was reported that she was still drag- ging, and was unable to start her engine.
A W.N.W. wind...
Elaine Therese
FRENCH FISHING BOAT DRIFTING FOR TWO DAYS Weymouth, Dorset.—At 4.10 in the morning of the 18th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported that distress signals were being made seventeen miles south- east of Weymouth, and that Niton Radio Station...
Beta
Sunderland, Durham.—At nine o'clock on the night of the 4th of January, 1949, when a light north-easterly wind was blowing, with a slight swell, the Dutch motor vessel Beta was reported by the coastguard to be signalling "not under...
Fishing Cobles (2)
COBLES AT SEA Whitby, Yorkshire. At 8.5 a.m. on 25th April, 1964, the life-boat second coxswain reported that there was a very heavy swell on the harbour bar and that several local fishing cobles, one of which had been reported to have...
Tula
Margate, Kent - At 7.3 a.m. on ist October, 1966, a yacht was reported aground on the Ridge sandbank half a mile south west of the North Tongue buoy. Although no distress signals had been made a passing ship reported that the yacht had a...