LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Susie Wong
Stolen Yacht A YACHT was seen to be in difficulty just outside New Quay harbour, Cardiganshire, one-and-a-half miles from the station on a bearing of 070° on Wednesday, September 19, 1973. Within ten minutes, at 9.35 a.m., the lifeboat,...
Rimudo
Ramsgate, Kent - At 12.40 p.m. on 3rd August, 1966, a yacht with engine trouble was seen dragging her anchor off East pier. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at 12.47 m a gale force south westerly wind and a very rough...
Mo-Jo, of New Quay
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 6.10 p.m. on 29th August, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties three to four miles west of New Quay head. The IRB was launched at 6.25 in a fresh north easterly breeze...
Eagle
During a moderate E.S.E. gale, signals of distress were observed at 10.30 P.M. on the llth September. The Civil Service No. 6 Life-boat was immediately launched, and proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the pleasure yacht Ea/jle, of...
Passat
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 1st of June, 1952, a resident at Leigh-on-Sea reported a yacht run ashore off Leigh, with her mainsail gone and seas washing right over her. A rough sea was running, with a strong south...
lasgair
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.55 on the night of the llth of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht had broken down and was drift- ing towards the Quern Sands. She had refused a tow from a local motor boat, but a watch was kept...
Two Dinghies
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1953, the Needles coastguard rang up to say the Royal Lymington yacht club had reported that a fourteen-foot dinghy had capsized off Hurst Point; that another...
Morning Breeze
Selsey, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the after- noon of the 9th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Chichester police had reported a yacht in difficulties half a mile off Brackles- ham Bay. At six o'clock the life-boat Canadian...
Bryter
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 21 st of September, 1953, the life-boat coxswain saw a yacht two and a half miles east-south- east of the pier which appeared to be in difficulties. At 1.35 the life-boat Greater London...
West Wind
Dover, Kent.—At 8.25 on the evening of the 17th of June, 1956, the Sandgatecoastguard rang up to say the auxi- liary yacht West Wind needed help three miles east of South Goodwin lightvessel. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 8.45 in...