LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. — At 11.30 in the night of the 15th of Septem- ber, 1949, the parents of a fisherman and two boys reported that their sons had put out in the motor fishing boat Virgin, of Castlebay, but were now overdue. The...

Appledore, Devon.—During the afternoon of the 29th March the motor barge Invincible, of Appledore, was swamped when between Middle Ridge and Bar Buoy in the Torridge estuary. She carried a crew of three, and was bound for Appledore, laden...

Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...

Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...

Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 2.30 P.M. on the 18th January, 1938, the coastguard reported that the fishing coble Breadwinner II, of Holy Island, was overdue, and that anxiety was felt for her safety. The sea was choppy, with a moderate...

The Huinber, Yorkshire.—At 6.40 A.M.

on the 27th May, 1938, the signal station reported that a vessel was drifting to sea. A light southerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was...

Filey, Yorkshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 25th of July, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a man had reported that a yacht was drifting three miles east-north-east of Filey Brigg Buoy. At 10.55 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn...

Arbroath, Angus.—At six o'clock on the evening of the 24th of July, 1955, the police reported that a boy was stranded on the rocks at Red Head.

At 0.30 the life-boat Howard I), was launched. The sea was calm, the...