LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Lowestoft, Suffolk. — At 8.57 on the night of the 13th of September, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was making lamp signals and burning flares about six miles to the south-south-east, and the motor life- boat Michael Stephens...

Youghal, Co. Cork.—At 9.30 in the morning of the 12th of October, 1949, a fisherman reported that a vessel was on the rocks at East Point, and at 9.35 the life-boat Laurana Sarah Blunt was launched. In a very strong south- westerly breeze,...

Workington, Cumberland. — On the 30th of December, 1954, the S.S. Baron Haig, of Ardrossan, which was lying at anchor off the entrance to the harbour, wirelessed that she had a sick man on board and needed a doctor. At three o'clock in...

Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 4 p.m.

on ist October, 1965, the m.f.v. Osprey was reported to have stopped near Withernsea with engine failure. There was a moderate south-south-easterly breeze with a rough sea. The tide was...

Clovelly, and Appledore, Devon.-—-At 1.35 in the afternoon of the 27th of December, 1948, the Hartland coast- guard reported to Clovelly that the motor vessel Lerina, of Bideford, which takes supplies to Lundy Island, had dragged her anchors...

Clovelly, and Appledore, Devon.-—-At 1.35 in the afternoon of the 27th of December, 1948, the Hartland coast- guard reported to Clovelly that the motor vessel Lerina, of Bideford, which takes supplies to Lundy Island, had dragged her anchors...

Selsey, Sussex.—On the evening of the 22nd April, 1939, the yacht Brionie ran aground two miles W.S.W.

of Selsey Bill, while on passage from Lymington to Newhaven with a crew of three. A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a...

ABBBOATH.—At about 11 o'clock, on the morning of the 10th October, the attention of the coxswain of the Life-boat was drawn to the dangerous position of two amateur fishing boats outside the harbour bar. The wind was blowing a strong...