LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat (1)
On the morning of 8th April messages were received from the Coastguard and Police that a fishing boat was in distress in the Rock Channel. The No. 1 Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Anne Miles left her moorings at 11.45 A.M. in a moderate N.W....
Duke of Normandy
St. Helier, Jersey-At io.2ia.m. on 8th March, 1966, the duty harbour officer received a Mayday message via Jersey radio from the tug Duke of Normandy saying that she had struck a rock near Les Vascelius on the Les Minquiers reef. The...
The Danish Fishing Vessel Senious
Lerwick, Shetlands - At 12.35 a-mon 22nd March, 1966, a vessel was reported aground to the east of Lerwick harbour. There was a moderate north westerly breeze and a calm sea. The lifeboat Claude Cecil Staniforth set out 20 minutes later on...
Canoes
GIRL RESCUED Exmouth, South Devon. At 5.25 p.m. on 17th April, 1965, two canoes were reported in trouble off Langstone Rock near Dawlish. The life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 6.10 in a northwesterly gale and moderate sea. The...
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BODY OF SWIMMER LANDED Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 25th August, 1962, the coastguard [informed the honorary secretary that a young woman had been swept from the rocks under Lands End by a large wave. At...
A Small Boat
New Brighton, Cheshire. — At ten o'clock on the morning of the 10th of February, 1951, the son of an oldfisherman, formerly a life-boat second coxswain, reported that his father had left New Brighton stage in a small boat at seven that...
Lassie
Arbroath, Angus. At nine o'clock on the evening of the 2nd of March, 1959, the fishing boat Bairns Pride left Arbroath to look for the fishing boat Lassie, which was overdue from the fishing grounds. At 9.50 she sent a radio message...
Wimbrell
At 11.5 p.m. on 23rd August, 1967, the coastguard stated that the police had reported that four flares had been seen south of Black Rock, Brighton. The lifeboat Kathleen Mary was launched at 11.15 in a light variable wind and a smooth sea....
The S.S. Helmsdale
JULY 19TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 8.15 P.M. a message was received from the Seahouses coastguard that distress signals had been heard from the direction of Longstone Lighthouse. A light easterly breeze was...
Commander Nasmith
SEPT. 7TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 10 P.M. the life-boat station was informed by the coastguard that the steam trawler Commander Nasmith was ashore on the north side of Stroma. A later message said that the vessel was...