LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Devotion
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 3rd of May, 1954, the coastguard reported that the local motor fishing boat Devotion, with a crew of three, was in difficulties about three miles north-east of Dunbar and had asked for...
Panachrandos
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 2.56 A.M. on the 26th November, 1938, the coastguard reported that the Greek steamer Panachrandos. of Andros, which was in Portland Roads, was drifting towards the shore. A west gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The...
Sardinia
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.30 A.M.
on the 27th September, 1939, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that a Norwegian steamer was ashore nearly fifty miles away; The weather was fine, with a light N.E. wind blowing. The motor...
The S.S. Copeland
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—-At 1.45 P.M. on the 23rd October, 1939, the signal station reported that a vessel was ashore on the Shoebury Sands.
The weather was calm, and the sea smooth. At 2 P.M. the motor life-boat Greater...
J.A.P.
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 9.30 a.m. on 30th October, 1965, the coastguard reported that the trawler J.A.P. of Lowestoft was aground on the sandbank off the harbour entrance and had sent a distress signal. The drifter Wisemans had gone to her...
A Motor Boat
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 9.10 p.m. on ist October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a flare had been sighted about one mile to the south-west of Arnish light. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with a choppy...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Lead Us and Winifred
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 7.35 a.m.
on 2nd December, 1965, two motor fishing vessels, Lead Us and Winifred, were reported to be still at sea in bad conditions. The life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was launched at...
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YOUTHS ON ROCKS Dover, Kent. At 9.39 p.m. on 9th May, 1964, a message from Dover harbour control tower reported a small fire at the foot of the cliffs at Fan Bay between Dover and St. Margaret's. At 9.56 the life-boat Southern Africa...
The Harbour Launch Pen-Cw
PROPELLER PROBLEM At 1.40 p.m. on loth June, 1964, the harbour authorities told the honorary secretary that the harbour launch Pen-Cw had fouled her propeller on a wire rope outside the north breakwater and was drifting on to rocks. In a...
Toby
LOST RUDDER Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.16 p.m. on 8th May, 1965, a small cabin cruiser was reported to be in difficulties off Canvey point. At 6.35 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched in a south-westerly...