LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ada Kirby
CREW OF EIGHT At 1.50 a.m. on 2oth November, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a vessel was aground one mile south of the North Caister buoy. At 2.10, when the tide was two hours before low water, the life-boat The Royal Thames was...
A Boat (1)
SMALL BOAT ADRIFT New Brighton, Cheshire. At 6.40 p.m. on 7th October, 1964, the stageman told the honorary secretary that a small boat was adrift in midstream off Brazil buoy, in the river Mersey. Three men were on board and she was...
George Hastings
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 3.30 in the afternoon, on the 18th of April, 1950, the police reported that a trawler which had just put out had run ashore and was blowing her siren. At 3.50, the life-boat Lloyd's left her moorings in a...
Volante
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1950, the coastguard reported a message from the Tongue lightvessel that the local trawler Volante had sunk three- quarters of a mile south of South Knock Buoy,...
The S.S. Keynes
Walmer, Kent. — At 10.58 on the morning of the 10th of November, 1950, the Deal coastguard telephoned that the police had reported a wireless message from the S.S. Keynes, of Lon- don. She had a man on board who was in need of immediate...
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DOCTOR TAKEN TO FRENCH TANKER Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 5.40 on the afternoon of the 6th November, 1962, the honorary secretary received a telegram stating that the 37,000 ton tanker Esso Parentis, of Le Havre, had asked for a doctor. At 6.5...
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Salcombe, Devon - At 1.5 p.m. on 6th September, 1967, the coastguardinformed the honorary secretary that a swimmer had been seen in difficulties off Rickham sands. The life-boat Baltic Exchange slipped her moorings at 1.11 in a fresh...
Four Rivers
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 10.55 P-mon 29th April, 1967, it was reported that a motor yacht was aground off Lowestoft lighthouse and in danger of capsizing.
The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her mooring at 11.5 in a...
Splaugh Queen
At 7.30 p.m. on igth August, 1967, the coxswain was informed that the fishing boat Splaugh Queen was flying distress signals half a mile south of Splaugh buoy.
The motor vessel Duke of Rothsay also reported seeing the...
Golden Hope
SEVERE At 9 a.m. on loth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the m.f.v. Golden Hope was at sea and that conditions in the harbour approaches were very severe, with visibility almost nil. The life-boat Mary Ann...