LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Holyhead. Anglesey,—At 12.35 in the afternoon, on the 4th of July, 1950, the coastguard reported that red rockets were being fired by a fishing vessel off Rhoscolyn. A light easterly breeze was blowing and the sea was...
Ringdove
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At noon on the 24th of February, 1951, the second coxswain reported that the motor fishing vessel Ringdove, of Wick, was overdue. People were anxious for the safety of her crew of five. At 12.25 the life-boat H. C, J...
Westmark
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—-At 5.10 in the evening on the 8th of May, 1951, flashes were reported from the motor fishing boat Westmark, of Milford Haven, which had been at anchor off Aberystwyth harbour but seemed to have dragged. At 5.28...
Hilda II
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 9.10 on the morning of the 24th of June, 1951, the coxswain reported that the local hshing coble Hilda II was off Red Cliff and making for Scarborough in bad weather. It would have been dangerous for her to enter...
Fishing Boats (3)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 4.26 on the afternoon of the 17th of February, 1955, it was reported that five local fishing boats, which had taken shelter in Scar- borough harbour from the bad weather, had left Scarborough and were on their way back...
Eidolon (1)
Clovelly, Devon.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 1st of September, 1957, the coxswain reported that the yacht Eidolon, anchored in Clovelly Roads, was firing distress signals. He put out in his punt and was asked by the owner of the...
Venus II
PROPELLER WAS FOULED At 8.40 a.m. on ist June, 1964, the local motor fishing vessel Venus II reported to Whitby harbour by radio telephone that she had fouled her propeller with crab pots. Twenty minutes later the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth...
A Fishing Coble
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 9.15 p.m. on 25th July, 1968, the coastguard reported that a fishing coble was in difficulties three miles from the Tyne look-out. The lifeboat Tynesider was launched at 9.25 in a moderate northerly breeze and...
Zingari
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - At 10.5 a.m. on 13th October, 1968, the coastguard reported that a flare had been seen off Sully island. The lifeboat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched at 10.15 in a south westerly gale with a rough sea. The...
Luella
Barrow, Lancashire - At midnight on 3rd August, 1966, a red flare was reported about two miles offshore. At 12.45 a distress signal was observed from the fishing boat Luella. At 1.5 the lifeboat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, was...