LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Newhaven, Sussex - At 3.26 p.m.

on 26th June, 1966, a small launch was seen in difficulties two miles off the Martello tower at Seaford. There was a strong south westerly wind with a moderate sea. It was two hours before...

Torbay, South Devon - At 5.10 p.m.

on 8th March, 1967, it was reported that the motor fishing vessel Excellent's propeller had been fouled by a trawl. She was within half a mile of the Western Blackstone rock off the...

Amble, Northumberland.—The motor life-boat Frederick and Emma, which was placed at Amble when that lifeboat station was reopened at the beginning of 1939, received her first service call at 8.30 A.M. on the 15th March.

1939...

MARCH 19TH. - CLOVELLY, AND ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At 3.10 A.M. a message from the coastguard, Hartland Point, was received at Clovelly that a steamer was on fire six miles north of the point. A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy...

Holyhead, Anglesey. At 4.5 on the morning of the 17th of March, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a schooner, which was sheltering in Holyhead harbour, was dragging her anchors and was in danger of going ashore. At...

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land. At ten o'clock on the night of 26th April, 1961, the harbour master in- formed the honorary secretary that the tanker Clydefield of Newcastle, on passage for Canada, had a man aboard with an injured...

LYTHAM. — On the 22 nd September, during a 8. gale with thick rain squalls, a vessel was observed ashore on Salthouse Bank, and showing signals of distress.

The Life-boat was launched, and on arriving alongside found that...

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