LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isabella and Nina
On the morning of the 20th June the coast- guard reported that a small local fishing boat, the Isabella and Nina, with one man on board, was fishing south of Dundonnie Head, and as a strong gale was blowing from the north, and the sea was...
Yacht Alethea II
At 8.10 P.M. on the 30th August the coast- guard at Totland telephoned that a small yacht was burning red flares near Elbow Buoy. A fresh S.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea.
The motor life-boat...
The Harbour Tug Adur II
On the afternoon of the 2nd October the coast- guard reported that the Shoreham Harbour tug Adur II, while towing a hopper out to sea, had fouled^her propeller, and was drifting on to a lee shore. A strong, and increasing, S. breeze was...
The S.S. Flamma
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 9.18 on the morning of the 4th of February, 1951, the Gorleston coast- guard reported that the S.S. Flamma had sent a message asking for a doctor.
At 10.10 the...
Togo
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.27 on the night of the 18th of July, 1951, a wireless message was received from the Island of Jethou that the motor boat Togo had broken down and was drifting south of Herm. At 11.3 the life-boat Queen...
Fantome
Selsey, Sussex.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of May 18th, 1955, the coast- guard rang up to say that a sailing boat had capsized three and a half miles south of Thorney Island, and that a helicopter was on its way to her. About 1.15 a...
Two Canoes
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 2.6 on the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1960, the coast- guard learnt from the police that two canoes had capsized in Breydon Water.
This information was passed by the...
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Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 8.47 on the evening of the 29th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a sixteen-month-old child had fallen over the cliff at Ballyrae. At 8.55 the life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No....
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN .. .. 258 NOTES OF THE QUARTER .. .. .. .. 259 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL .. .. .. .. 261 WINNING JOURNALIST 262 FOCUS ON SUNDERLAND .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 MEDAL FOR SECOND COXSWAIN .. .. .. .. .. .. 267 AWARD FOR...
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Concordia
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd ofJuly, 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that a trawler had broken down off Caldy Island. The coast- guard confirmed the report at 5.42 and the...