LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kingfisher, Morning Star and S. B. Colling
Three local fishing cobles, Kingfisher, Morning Star and S. B. Colling, went out crabbing on the morning of the 10th February. Shortly afterwards the sea became rough and the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched to their help. A...
Fishing Cobles
On the 29th June at 10.2 A.M. the coxswain reported that the local cobles were in danger off St. Paul's Point, as the sea was making and the wind rising. The weather was fine but a strong north- easterly breeze was blowing, with a...
Alert
The motor life- boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland put off at 6.30 P.M. on the 3rd November in response to a telephone message that the local flit boat Alert, with two men on board, was ashore in the bight of Grimista and was burning flares. A...
George and Margaret, Hope-on, John and Margaret, and Our Boys
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — Early on the morning of the 7th April the coastguard reported that five local fishing cobles were out, and that it would be very dangerous for them to make harbour. The sea was very rough, and a very strong,...
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...
Mouette
Poole, Dorset.—At one o'clock early on the morning of the 24th of September, 1954, a message was received from the coastguard that shouts for help could be heard from a yacht in Poole harbour.
At 1.15 the life-boat...
Provider A, Pilot Me and Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 17th of March, 1955, the local fish- ing boats Provider A, Pilot Me and Lead Us were at sea in a strong north- westerly wind and a heavy swell.
About ten o'clock it was learned...
None
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 8.15 on the evening of the 9th of April, 1955, a local doctor asked if the life- boat would take a sick person to Lochboisdale for conveyance to Glas- gow by air ambulance. At 8.45 the life-boat Lloyd's...
Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 23rd of November, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing coble Premier, which had been at sea since daybreak. The weather was worsening, and at 11.45 the life-boat Annie...
Harvester
Wells, Norfolk.—At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 22nd of March, 1956, the life-boat second coxswain received a report that the local motor fishing boat Harvester was overdue with a crew of two. At four o'clock the life- boat Cecil Paine...