LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
TWO LIFE-BOATS IN SEARCH FOR YACHT Torbay, Devon. On the 27th September, 1962, an exercise with the Torbay life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent had been arranged for seven o'clock in the evening, but at 6.41 the coastguard informed the...
A Yacht
16th June. A yacht capsized during a race, but another yacht picked up the crew. Mr.
David Plunket put off from the shore in a motor boat and quickly brought the rescued men ashore. A letter of thanks was sent to...
Yacht Surprise
On the 13th June two men on board the steam yacht Surprise, of Jersey, which was lying at anchor in the roads, were severely scalded by the bursting of a steam-pipe. The motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out at 11.15 A.M. A moderate S.W....
A Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.33 on the afternoon of the 19th of June, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was flying a distress signal a quarter of a mile south-west of Clacton pier. The life- boat Sir...
A Yacht (5)
17th September. A yacht in Torquay harbour lighted flares for help, as another yacht was fouling her, but the life-boat arrived to find that her help was not needed.— Rewards, £6 3s..
Yacht Mitzie
The Berry Head coastguard reported by telephone at 10.25 P.M. on the 3rd August that a small sailing yacht was close to the Outer Cod Rock, on which one of the crew of two had landed before dusk.
Flashes were seen from the...
Yacht Raider
Torbay, Devon.—At 11.15 on the night of the 14th of June, 1952, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a red flare had been seen between four and five miles east of Berry Head, and at 11.40 the life-boat George Shee left her moorings. The...
A Yacht
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.17 on the afternoon of the 25th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Priory Bay. At 3.26 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched in a rough sea. A southerly...
A Yacht
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
Yacht Aquila
Margate, Kent - At 4.27 p.m. on 7th December, 1969, it was learnt that the 50 ft. ketch yacht Aquila, on passage from Newhaven to London with a crew of four, had fired red flares. She had ripped her mainsail in a sudden squall and had...