LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Canoe
Eastbourne, Sussex.—About 11.20 in the morning of the llth of September, '1949, the police reported that a canoe had capsized oil Falling Sands. The occupants, a man and his two small children, had been trying to round Beachy Head. Ten...
Hilda II, Premier and three Cobles
TOW TAKEN OVER FROM COBLE Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 9.35 on the morning of the 29th March, 1963, the coxswain received a message from the Filey fishermen that the Scarborough keelboat Hyperion had reported by radio-telephone that the...
A Dinghy (1)
MAN FOUND AFTER EIGHT-HOUR SEARCH Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 12.30 early on the morning of the 7th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Portree had reported that a man was calling for help from his...
Prolific
AT MUCKLE ROE Aith, Shetlands. At 12.30 p.m. on 4th December, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had been reported aground on the rocks at Muckle Roe, opposite the isle of Papa Little. The life-boat John...
Cas-Jel
Margate, Kent.—At 12.26 on the after- noon of the 7th of June, 1954, the coastguard reported that a small motor boat, with a crew of three, had broken down about two miles off Foreness. At 12.35 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No...
None (4)
Torbay, Devon.—At 5.25 on the after- noon of the 24th of August, 1954, the Berry Head coastguard rang up to say that a boy had fallen over a cliff at Sharkham Point and that a rescue party had gone to his help. At 6.34 the coastguard...
Alice
Coverack, Cornwall.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 20th of September, 1954, a man reported that a rowing boat fitted with an outboard motor was in difficulties near Lowland Point. At 11.5 the life-boat William Taylor of Oldham was launched...
Fantome
Selsey, Sussex.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of May 18th, 1955, the coast- guard rang up to say that a sailing boat had capsized three and a half miles south of Thorney Island, and that a helicopter was on its way to her. About 1.15 a...
Cietrzew
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At 11.40 on the morning of the 3rd of May, 1955, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the Polish trawler Cietrzew had wire- lessed that she was in great danger and needed help 140 miles east of...
Beautiful Star
Dunbar, East Lothian.—During the morning of the 14th of June, 1955, it was reported that the local fishing boat Beautiful Star, which had a crew of two, was overdue. At 12.15 a message from Skateraw stated that she had been seen drifting and...