LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
My Lassie
Hastings, Sussex.—At 12.50 in the afternoon of the 2nd of July, 1949, the coastguard reported a boat, anchored off Pett, flying a flag at half mast, and the life-boat Cyril and Lilian Bishop was launched at one o'clock in an east-...
Jutta
Walmer, Kent. — At 6.43 in the morning of the 31st of August, 1949, the Deal coastguard reported a mes- sage from the South Goodwin Light- vessel that a yacht was drifting over the Goodwin Sands to the north- east of the lightvessel and was...
Felicity and Winifred
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 6.22 in the evening of the 12th of September, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the local fishing vessel Felicity was over- due. At 8 o'clock he reported that she could be seen broken down two miles...
Saltburn
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 9.43 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1949, the coastguard reported a small vessel in distress. Twelve minutes later the life-boat The Princess Royal—- Civil Service No. 7, was launched. A moderate gale was...
River Witham
Humber, Yorkshire.—Early on the morning of the 17th February the Mablethorpe coastguard reported a vessel ashore at Saltfleet Haven. A moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate ground sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was...
Carmela
Plymouth, Devon.—On the night of the 18th July flares were reported from the eastern end of the breakwater. A moderate S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain. The motor life-boat Robert and Marcella Beck put off at 11.50...
A Mussel Boat
Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire.—At 12.80 A.M. on the 4th November, 1937, it was reported that a mussel boat, with two men on board, had been expected in at 8 P.M. the previous evening, but had not arrived. A moderate...
Floral Queen, Silver Line, Little Lady and Margaret
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1952, the life-boat head launcher reported that the seas were very heavy on the harbour bar, making the conditions bad for returning fishing cobles. Four cobles were at...
Ross Corr
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 12th of March, 1954, the Valentia radio station reported that the motor trawler Ross Corr, of Dublin, which had a crew of five, had broken down four miles south-east of Blasket Island. At...
Mediator
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 7.15 in the morning on the llth of December, 1949, the coastguard reported that a lighter was drifting in the fairway near the east Ouze buoy. At 7.45 the life- boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3, was...