LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Altonia
HAD BROKEN DOWN At 3.35 p.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain superintendent that a white cabin cruiser had fired red flares but did not appear to be in danger. It was one hour before low water with a rough sea and a...
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EMERGENCY CALL FOR DRUG Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 2 p.m.
on 20th April, 1964, the district nurse told the honorary secretary that a sick woman at Inverie urgently needed a certain drug and it would be necessary to use...
The Tilbury Ferry Edith
NO FOOD ON BOARD At 6.47 p.m. on loth November, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that the Tilbury ferry Edith, on passage from Harwich to Tilbury, was anchored near South Shoebury buoy because of thick fog without food, water or...
Cap Lizard
SAILS WERE TORN Exmouth, South Devon. At 1.30 p.m.
on 4th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was dragging her anchor in rough seas and near gale force north-easterly winds close to...
Waldemar Peter
GERMAN GRATITUDE Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 7.30 p.m. on 4th December, 1964, the Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Haulbowline, told the honorary secretary that the German cargo vessel Waldemar Peter had on board a sick man who needed medical...
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FLASHING LIGHT Longhope, Orkney. At 3.30 a.m. on I5th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a quick flashing light that appeared to be travelling westwards had been observed half a mile off Cantick Head...
Dolores
CREW SEASICK At 12.42 p.m. on 26th June, 1965, the coastguard reported that the coaster S.S.
Crichtown was towing a small motor cruiser north of Whitby Buoy. At i.io a further message was received requesting the life-boat...
Kon Tiki II
COMPLETE BREAKDOWN At 5 p.m. on 2ist July, 1965, the Deal coastguard reported that the yacht Kon Tiki II of Ostend had broken down two and a half miles east-north-east of the North Goodwin lightvessel and at 5.10 the life-boat Michael and...
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St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 8.40 a.m. on 27th September, 1965, the coxswain received a message from Trinity House asking if he would take off a badly burnt man from the South Bishop lighthouse in his own boat. On reaching the...
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MATERNITY CASE At 6.40 a.m. on 23rd September, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a maternity patient to send to hospital and as he could not obtain another suitable boat he asked for the life-boat. At 7.30...