LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pansy
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.15 on the evening of the 15th of January, 1953.
it was reported that the local motor boat Pansy, with a crew of two, had broken down and was drifting off Noss Head, and at 6.40 the life-boat City...
Rainbow
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of May, 1953, the life-boat honorary secretary saw the local yacht Rainbow with a crew of four, drifting across the north of the harbour. She had been dismasted and...
Mont Joie II
Coverack, Cornwall.—At 4.10 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1953, a local resident reported that he could see a yacht between two and three miles off Coverack flying two flags at her masthead. At 4.23 the life-boat The Three Sisters...
Jean
Newbiggin, Northumberland. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 22nd of November, 1957, it was reported that all the local fishing boats with the exception of the Jean had landed. As conditions were becoming worse, the life-boat...
May
St. Ives, Cornwall. On the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1958, anxiety was felt by local fisherman for the safety of the fishing boat May, of St. Ives, as she had not returned from the fishing grounds. The wind was freshening quickly to...
Hilda II, Rachel, Betty Sheader, Rosemary and Easter Morn
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 25th of October, 1954, the weather worsened while four local fishing cobles were at sea, and at 11.15 the life-boat E.C.J.R. was launched in a flooding tide. The sea was heavy, and a fresh...
Gloamin N.
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 26th of January, 1956, the weather became worse while the local fishing boat Gloamin N, which had a crew of four, was still at sea.
At 10.10 the life-boat Tillie Morrison,...
Carraig Airz
Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 15th of June, 1956, the coxswain reported that a local lobster boat Carraig Airz was flying a distress signal off the Aran coast.
The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson...
Winifred
IN THICK FOG Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 7.45 a.m.
on 24th February, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that a radio telephone message had been intercepted from the local fishing vessel Winifred to other fishing boats,...
Blanche
THREE HOURS OVERDUE Wells, Norfolk. At 11.22 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a local fishing boat was three hours overdue from a fishing trip. The vessel could not be seen and he decided to launch to investigate...