LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Eastbourne, Sussex. At 5.5. on the afternoon of the llth of December, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two red rockets had been reported in Norman's Bay, and that a boat was burning red flares about four miles...

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 20th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. E. Hayward, of Liverpool, was in difficulty fifteen miles south- west of Strumble Head. At 5.45 the life-boat White Star...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 11.55 on the morning of the 4th of June, 1957, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned to say a yacht was being towed by the S.S. Cora fifteen miles south-west of Portland Bill and to ask if the life-boat would take over...

Wick, Caithness - At 12.3 p.m. on 17th October, 1969, the coastguard sent a message to the coxswain of the life-boat that a red flare had been sighted some four to five miles south of the coastguard lookout and that there was a small boat in...

FEBRUARY 12TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.

At 5.45 A.M. information was received that a British aeroplane, some twenty miles due east, was making for Wick.

A few minutes later it was reported that she was down...

SEPTEMBER 30TH. - WHITEHILLS , BANFFSHIRE. At 2.35 P.M. the coastguard reported that a small motor cargo vessel one mile N. by E. of Sandend had stopped and was firing coloured rockets. A light southerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea...

AUGUST 10TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. Shortly after 3 P .M. a s m a l l yacht about three miles east of the harbour was seen trying to beat into harbour against westerly gale and a rough sea. She was kept in view by the life-boat...

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 8.37 on the evening of the 29th of July, 1956, the Foreland coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht had broken adrift from her tow off Sandown and ap- peared to be in difficulties. The life- boat Jesse Lumb was...