LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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APPENDICITIS Galway Bay. At 6.0 p.m. on 3rd January, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a patient with appendicitis requiring hospital treatment and had failed to obtain a boat for the journey to the...
Prosperity
ON THE SANDS Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. At 11.16 a.m. on yth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police had reported a 6o-foot motor fishing vessel ashore on sands north of Rattray Head. At 11.33 ^ life-boat...
Osprey
Salcombe, South Devon. At 10.14 p.m. on 29th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a white flag was being waved from a motor boat that was drifting south in Starehole Bay. At 10.25 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian...
Ocean Lover
DECEMBER 27TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 10.55 in the morning a message was received from the naval control for food to be taken to the drifter Ocean Lover, which had been lying a mile east of the boom for four days owing to thick fog...
The American Steamer John L. Sullivan, of San Francisco
JUNE 11TH. - WALMER, KENT. A request was received for the services of the life-boat to take out a doctor to a sick man on the American steamer John L. Sullivan, of San Francisco, which was lying in Trinity Bay. A south-west wind was blowing,...
A Small Boat
The Coastguard on duty on Wembury Cliffs soon after dark on the 29th August saw a small light on the " Mewstone," and thinking that a boat might be in difficulties, reported the matter to the Coxswain of the Life-boat Michael Smart...
Luther
While a fresh S. breeze was blowing, accompanied by a choppy sea, on the morning of the 12th April, the Coastguard on duty observed a vessel stranded on the East Hoyle Bank. He at once communicated with the Coxswain of the- Life-boat Goard...
Clara
At about 9 A.M. on the 18th March, Coxswain Bowen, who was on duty near Cardigan Bay, observed a signal of distress from the ketch Clara, of Milford Haven, which appeared to be in imminent danger of being driven ashore. He at once took steps...
Redwings
Plymouth, Devon.—At 7.55 P.M. on the 1st June, 1938, a message was received from the Royal South-Western Yacht Club that a boat was drifting ashore in a dangerous position. A westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough...
Naomh Fiontan
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 10.20 in the morning of the 19th of June, 1948, while the motor life-boat City of Brad- ford I, on temporary duty at the station, was out on a practice run, the Post Office at Portmagee reported that a local fishing...