LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Exmouth, Devon.—At 9.30 on the night of the 28th of September, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that three red flares had been seen eight to ten miles south of Lyme Regis, and that an R.A.F. rescue launch was putting out to search. At 9.48...

Donaghadee, Co. Down.—About three in the morning on the 15th of March, 1950, the Orlock Head coastguard tele- phoned that red flares had been seen to the eastward. A quarter of an hour later the life-boat Civil Service No. 5 left her...

Ramsgate, Kent.—At 6.45 in the evening, on the 4th of June, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the North Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a motor cruiser apparently aground near Goodwin Knoll buoy. At 6.55 the life-boat Mary Scott, on...

Margate, Kent. — At 12.46 in the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a motor launch was drifting four miles to the north-east of the lookout, and at 1.23 came another message that she was now flying a...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 8.55 on the evening of the 19th of September, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen one mile west of Portland Bill. At 9.20 the life-boat William and Clara Ryland put out. The sea was...

Tke Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the llth of December, 1954, the coast- guard reported that a fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties near Rhossilly, but later stated that she was making way...

St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 20th of August, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the motor boat from Ramsey Island bound for St. Justinian had broken down and was drifting past St. David'...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 3.7 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1955, Wyke Regis coastguard rang up to say that a yacht with one man on board, at anchor off Castletown pier, in Portland harbour, was dragging and in danger of hitting Queen...