LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Boy David
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire and New Brighton, Cheshire - At 7.44 p.m. on 2nd December, 1968, it was learnt that the shrimp boat Boy David with two men on board was overdue at Southport. After further enquiries had been made the...
A Fishing Boat
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 9.20 p.m. on 25th July, 1969, news was received that a fishing boat with a crew of two was overdue from the Mingulay fishing grounds. The lifeboat The Rankin, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her...
Britannia
Clovelly, Devon - At 7 a.m. on 2nd October, 1969, the life-boat Grace Paterson Ritchie, on temporary dutyat the station, intercepted a distress signal from the motor yacht Britannia reporting that she was in difficulties with a broken rudder...
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Coverack, Cornwall - At 7.45 p.m.
on 5th August, 1966, it was learnt that a man had fallen over the cliff four miles west of Coverack. The life-boat William Taylor of Oldham was launched at 7.59 and with a dinghy in tow...
Faust
At 1.57 p.m. on 3rd May, 1967, it was reported that a dinghy with a crew of two had capsized in Swanage Bay. The lifeboat R.L.P. was launched at 2.8 in a strong south westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was three hours before high...
Bluebell, of Wick
Stronsay, Orkneys - At 1.40 a.m. on 22nd June, 1967, the fishing vessel Bluebell of Wick was reported ashore on Seal Skerry, South of Gairsay. The lifeboat The John Gellanty Hyndman slipped her moorings at 2.10 in a moderate south westerly...
Tahchee, of Panama
Penlee, Cornwall - At 6 p.m. on ist August, 1967, the coxswain was informed by the honorary secretary that two seriously injured men aboard the tanker Tahchee of Panama required hospital treatment. A rendezvous was arranged for 8 o'clock...
A Fishing Vessel
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 11.45 a.m. on ist August, 1965, the police told the bowman of the life-boat that a fishing vessel was in difficulties in the Rock Channel. At 12.10 p.m. the life-boat Norman B. Corlett proceeded in a strong...
Lady Jane and Fury
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.4 p.m. on 25th September, 1965, the east pier watchman reported that the motor yacht Lady Jane had broken down one mile east of the pier and was signalling for help. The lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis proceeded at 1.14...
Hille Oldendorff
Sennen Cove, Cornwall - At 11.20 a.m. on 30th March, 1966, the port medical officer at Penzance informed the honorary secretary that the m.v. Hille Oldendorff, of Lubeck, which was about nine miles north west of the Longships lighthouse,...