LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Fishing Coble Reliance
Holy Island, Northumberland. — A t 10.40 A.M. on the 7th January the second coxswain reported that the local motor fishing coble Reliance was at sea. A moderate S.E. wind was blowing. The sea was heavy and breaking right across the bar. The...
Martaban, of Cardiff
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — On the evening of the 31st August the police reported, through the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, that a small yacht was in distress off Lavernock Point. She was the motor cruiser Martaban, of Cardiff, with...
The Coningbeg Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At 6.50 on the night of the 1st of January, 1951, the Coast Life-Saving Service reported that the Coningbeg Lightvessel had wire- lessed that she had a sick man on board.
So at 7.3 the life-boat Ann...
Josue III
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.34 on the evening of the 20th of July, 1951, the coastguard reported a yacht aground off the East Pier. At 7.42 the life- boat Prudential left her moorings.
The sea was smooth with a light easterly...
Wavell
Lowestoft, Suffolk. — On the night of the llth of November, 1951, the coast- guard reported that a man had seen red flares from a boat about a mile south of the harbour and three hundred yards from the shore, and at 8.30 the life-boat...
A Motor Fishing Boat
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—At 8 P.M.
on the 12th January, 1938, it was reported that one of the local motor fishing boats was in danger owing to a breakdown of her engine. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea....
A Bathing Float
Torbay, Devon.—Shortly after noon on the 19th August, 1938, the Churston police reported, through the coastguard, that a boy on a bathing float was being carried out to sea off Broadsands. A moderate W.S.W.
breeze was...
Fairwood
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 11.59 on the night of the 29th of July, 1956, it was reported that the yacht Fairwood was dragging her anchor close to the life-boat's moorings. The life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, put out. The sea...
Tonsidor
Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.34 on the evening of the 3rd of June, 1958, the east pier watchman reported that a cabin cruiser was aground on Brake Sands near No. 3 buoy and needed help. At 6.42 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a...
A Yacht and Two Barges
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 2nd June, 1938, the motor life-boat, as reported on page 551 of The Life-boat for October, rescued seven people from a yacht and two barges, and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum was awarded to...