LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
George and Martha, and Mizpah
Newbiggin, and Blytb, Northumberland, —At about 10.50 A.M. on the 24th January, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had been reported in difficulties off Old Hartley Bay and a little later that she was off Seaton Sluice Point...
Annie
Sunderland, Co. Durham. — At 3.30 P.M. on the 17th August, 1938, the deputy dockmaster telephoned to the life-boat coxswain that a small boat was in distress. A N.W. gale was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Edward and...
Rosemary and Rachel
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 27th of March, 1952, two local cobles, the Rosemary and the Rachel, were at sea. A strong north- north-east wind was blowing, with snow showers. The sea was rough and the harbour entrance...
Aloma
Portrush, Co. Antrim; Campbeltown, Argyllshire; and Donaghadee, Co. Down.
—On the morning of the 12th of July, 1952, a man, together with his wife and two sons, were cruising off the coast of County Antrim in the...
Yimkin
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. — On the morning of the 31st of August, 1952, it was reported that a small yacht had capsized between Black Rock Buoy and Hurst Point, and at 11.35 the life-boat S.G.E. left her moorings. The sea was rough, with a...
A Sailing Boat
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. — At 11.45 on the night of the 26th of August, 1953, the Civic Guard reported that two youths and an elderly man had put out in a sailing boat, but had not returned. At midnight the life-boat H. F. Bailey...
Summity
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 5.35 on the evening of the 3rd of November, 1953, a shipping company at Par reported that they had received a message that the motor ship Summity, of London, had asked for help as she had broken down half a mile...
A Glider
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 4.55 in the afternoon, on the 25th of April, 1950, the Walton coastguard telephoned that a man could be seen waving on what appeared to be a submerged aero- plane between one and two miles south- east of...
Pennan
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. — At 9.50 on the night of the 29th of August, 1950, a message was received that the motorfishing vessel Pennan, of Fraserburgh, was on a rock near the western entrance to Mallaig harbour. Ten minutes later the...
Zephyr
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At six o'clock in the evening, on the 16th of Sep- tember, 1950, a report was received that a yacht was dragging her moorings on to rocks at Restronguet. At 6.30 the life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare...