LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ione
New Brighton, Cheshire.—During the evening of the llth November the owner of the local motor fishing boat lone reported that his boat had gone out early in the morning in company with several other boats, but had not returned with them. She...
Point Girl
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—-At 1.20 P.M.
on the 30th July, 1939, a man reported to the life-boat coxswain that the motor fishing boat Point Girl, of Ballycotton, which was out with anglers, was flying a distress signal about...
Onward
Boulmer, Northumberland.—On the 4th October, 1939, at 9.45 A.M. the Craster coastguard reported that the motor fishing coble Onward was disabled a mile off the harbour. A strong E.S.E.
breeze was blowing, with a rough...
Nyria
MOTOR PLEASURE-BOAT BROKEN DOWN Torbay, Devon.—At 6.43 in the evening of the 7th of April, 1947, the Brixham coastguard reported that a motor pleasure boat had broken down three miles off Berry Head and was making signals of distress. A...
Lutine
Dover, Kent.—At 11.30 on the night of the 9th of June, 1954, Lloyd'ssignal station reported that a vacht, was being driven ashore in the Camber and was burning red flares. The sea was rough, with a moderate south- westerly gale blowing...
Louisa Twyzell
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 10.15 on the morning of the 16th of Sep- tember, 1954, the coxswain reported that the weather was worsening and that three fishing cobles were at sea. The coastguard stated that one of them was heading south,...
The S.S. Hudson Bay
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 9.15 on the night of the 30th of November, 1954, the Gorleston coastguard reported that the S.S.
Hudson Bay, of London, had signalled that a man on board had fractured a thigh. She...
Mab
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 3.40 on the morning of the 6th of June, 1955, the life-boat shore attendant reported that a vessel was burning flares on the south side of the harbour. At 3.55 the life-boat A.E.D. put out. The sea was rough, there...
Havkvern
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 10.14 on the night of the 31st of May, 1956, the Spurn Point coastguard reported thatthe Norwegian trawler Havkvern had sent a message that she would be off Spurn lightvessel about three o'clock the next morning and...
Hindlea, of Dublin
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—At 6.25 in the morning of the 7th of May, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the keepers of the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse had reported a motor vessel, a mile north of the Mull, drifting east - north - eastwards...