LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marita
MOTOR YACHT WITHOUT FUEL Selsey, Sussex.—-At 4.5 in the morning of the 31st of October, 1947, the coast- guard reported that a motor yacht, short of fuel and moored to the stern of the Owers Light-vessel, needed help, and the- motor...
Little Ouse
The following account of a service carried out by the Longhope, Orkneys, life-boat on the 26th of March, 1960, was received too late for inclusion in the June 1960 number of the Life-boat : At 5.5 in the afternoon, the coast- guard informed...
Tempo
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 4.2 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a longshore boat about a mile north of the coast- guard look-out was flashing a distress signal. There was a light...
Lascar
Troon, Ayrshire. At 3.30 on the morn- ing of the 4th of March, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been sighted six to seven miles north-east of Kildonan Point. At 4.10, when the life-boat Charlotte Eliza-...
Valerie
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.54 on the morn- ing of the 21st August, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker ship Ben Johnson of London was standing by a yacht in distress off Selsey Bill. The life-boat Canadian...
A Fishing Boat
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 12.43 early on the morning of the 23rd November, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that SOS signals were being sent from a small boat drifting south of Welling- ton pier. The...
None (4)
On the South Wales coast, Porthcawl was isolated by an extremely heavy snow fall on Friday January 8 and the roads in the surrounding area were blocked by deep drifts for six days. By Tuesday January 12 the local chemist was out of a number...
A Yacht
Lasting the night During the night of 2 July, a lone yachtsman faced force 10 winds and 10-11m waves, 40 miles off the coast of Donegal. The experienced sailor harnessed himself to the yacht as it capsized repeatedly. In the early hours of...
Tern (1)
Coaster escort Another service which made the headlines was carried out by the Hastings and Eastbourne lifeboats on 14 November 1993.
The coaster Tern was badly down by the head and in severe difficulties 10 miles off the...
A Vessel (20)
JUNE 7TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 10.28 P.M. a message was received at the life-boathouse from the Royal Engineers Signals at Princes Golf Club, that a vessel near there was showing flares, and at 10.45 P.M. another message came from the...