LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Violet
WhitehiUs, Banffshire.—At 10.23 on the night of the 25th of August, 1948, the Banff coastguard telephoned that the local motor fishing boat Violet, with a crew of two, was overdue, and fishermen reported flashes a quarter of a mile to the...
Seamew
Ramsey, We of Man.—At 8.40 in the evening of the 8th of September, 1948, the coastguard reported that the yacht Seamew, of Ramsey, with a crew of two, had left for Douglas that afternoon and had not arrived. The motor life- boat Lady...
A Dinghy (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 10.5 p.m. on July, 1965, the police reported that a small dinghy with three persons on board was in difficulties a mile and a half south-west of the South Bay. At 10.17 the IRB launched in a strong easterly breeze and...
Golden Spray
Skegness, Lincolnshire. At 5.50 p.m. on loth October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a message had been received from the Cromer coastguard that a vessel was in trouble two miles southwest of Lynn Well lightvessel. The lifeboat Charles...
El Cid
SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Clovelly, Devon. At 2.15 a.m. on nth October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a ship in distress had fired rockets north-west of Hartland Point. The lifeboat William Cantrell Ashley was launched in a moderate easterly...
Fred
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 6.25 p.m.
on igth December, 1965, the coastguard reported that red flares had been seen three miles south-south-west of Beachy Head Lighthouse. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 6.48 in a...
Cheshire Cat
At 8.04 p.m. on 5th June, 1966, it was reported that the cabin cruiser Cheshire Cat was drifting a quarter of a mile south west of the North Goodwin lightvessel.
The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at...
Good Fellowship
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 8.15 on the morning of the 10th of February, 1953, it was reported that the local fishing boat Good Fellowship was bound for North Sunderland from Blyth, with a crew of four, and was then east of Newton....
A Rowing Boat
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 26th of Octo- ber', 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Brighton police had reported that a rowing boat, with two men on board, had anchored about one hun- dred and fifty...
Goodheart
Dover, Kent.—At 10.45 on the night of the 18th of March, 1954, Lloyds signal station on the eastern harbour arm reported that a boat had flashed SOS three times. At 10.50 the life-boat Southern Africa put out.
The sea was...