LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Tender of the Commissioners of Irish Lights Wanderer
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 9th of June. 1957, a message was received that the relief boat for Rockabill lighthouse had been damaged when she had struck a rock on St. Patrick's Island. Two small outboard motor...
Southern Cross and Helga
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1958, a competitor in a local sailing race told the honorary secretary on coming ashore that another yacht in the race had been dismasted and might need help. At 6.20 the...
Arbroath and the S.S. Aina Maria
Whitby, Yorkshire— At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1949, the coastguard telephoned a message re- ceived by wireless that the motor vessel Arbroath, of Dundee, had been in col- lision with the S.S. Aina Maria Nur- minen, of...
Jenny III, Happening
ENGINE TROUBLE It was learned on 7th August, 1971, that the Dutch Barge Jenny III, with a crew of four, had been standing by the East Goodwin lightvessel during the night with engine trouble. Arrangements to tow the barge were made with a...
Hilary Anne
Sheringham, Norfolk - At 9 p.m. on 29th January, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted one to two miles off Cley. The maroons were fired at 9.10. The life-boat The Manchester Unity of Odd...
Try Again
Torbay, Devon. At 1.45 early on the morning of the 15th of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor fishing boat had left Dartmouth a few hours earlier and had not returned. Further enquiries were being made...
Yolande Annie
FOULED PROPELLER Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 7.25 p.m.
on 17th September, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed by the coastguard that a local fishing boat was towing a trawler and the help of the life-boat was being...
Esso Stockholm
SICK MAN TAKEN OFF SWEDISH TANKER Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 4.27 on the morning of the 2nd June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker Esso Stockholm had a very sick seaman on board who needed medical attention...
Pandora
Newhaven, Sussex. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1959, the fishing vessel Pandora of Newhaven, which had left for the fishing grounds at noon on the 1st of Decem- ber, had not returned, and the local fishermen were worried...
Morecambe August 10 1986:
Morecambe, August 10, 1986: Morecambe was one of the three stations at which the prototype Evans/Avon D class inflatable lifeboat had been on trial. The station's new lifeboat, funded by the bequest of Mr and Mrs William Herring in... - View image in PDF
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