LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Antira
ANSWERING FLASH At 7 p.m. on 23rd August, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a small yacht had capsized off the mouth of the river Dart in a moderate to rough sea with strong to near gale force southsouth- westerly winds. At 7.15...
Virtala
INJURED ENGINEER At 8.5 p.m. on i2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Swedish motor vessel Virtala had radioed for medical assistance for an injured engineer, reporting that the engines were out of...
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...
A Belgian Trawler
TOW ROPE PARTED Angle, Pembrokeshire. At 11.20 p.m. on 9th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Belgian trawler was towing another Belgian trawler whose engine had broken down off St. Annes Head. The tow tope...
Wiz
CAPSIZED Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 1.5 p.m. on 16th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the lighthouse keeper that a small yacht had capsized about a quarter of a mile off...
Whiffle
SPEED-BOAT TOWED At 2 p.m. on i6th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor yacht Whiffle was in danger of being swamped one mile and a half south-east of Lulworth hi a fresh to strong west-south-westerly wind...
A Sailing Dinghy
SAILING DINGHY BEACHED AFTER CAPSIZE Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 24th August, 1962, the mechanic informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized a mile and a half north-east of Arklow harbour. The...
Howard D.
TOW FOR RESERVE LIFE-BOAT Redcar, Yorkshire. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 9th May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the reserve life-boat Howard D., which was on passage from Bridlington to Boulmer, had engine...
A Rowing Boat (1)
TWO SAVED FROM ROWING BOAT Peel, Isle of Man. At 4.46 p.m. on Sunday the 21st of July, 1963, the Peel coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a rowing boat with two people on board was seen to be in difficulties two and a half miles...
Venus
SAILING FAMILY RESCUED Dover, Kent. At 5.34 p.m. on Sunday the 29th September, 1963, a message was received that a yacht was in difficulties and was trying to make the harbour in a fresh to strong westerly breeze and a rough sea. The...