LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Edna
Aith, Shetlands. At 5.40 p.m. on nth November, 1965, a man told the honorary secretary that he had seen a green flare just west of the Island of Vementry. It was one hour to high water when the life-boat John and Francis MacFarlam put out at...
Wendy
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 8.5 p.m. on gth January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat had anchored about half a mile off shore, just east of Swansea harbour breakwater, with her engine broken...
Emsadler and Pandora
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 6.14 p.m. on 7th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the tanker Metco advising him that two men were drifting past her in lifejackets. A further...
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DIFFICULT PASSAGE TO NORTHERN ISLAND Aith, Shetlands. At 6.50 on the evening of the 8th February, 1962, a doctor in Walls informed the honorary secretary that he had received an urgent call from a nurse on Foula Island for him to attend a...
Steady
Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 1.40 p.m. on Monday, 1st February, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Berwick Harbour Commissioners pilot boat went out to bring in the Dutch coaster...
Limelight, of Greenock
At 5.17 a.m. on loth October, 1966, three red flares were sighted off Port Ellen light. The life-boat Francis W.
Wotherspoon of Paisley left her moorings at 5.37 in a strong south easterly wind and a rough sea. It was four...
Gathland
Teesmouth, Yorkshire - At 6 a.m.
on 3oth November, 1966, information was received that the motor vessel Gathland had an injured man aboard who required medical assistance, and that a doctor had agreed to go to him. The last...
Stan Woolaway
Appledore, North Devon and Lifeboat 70-001 - Off the Mumbles - At 4.20 p.m. on I3th March, 1967, the Appledore coxswain was informed that the m.v. Stan Woolaway had a bad list and was thought to be sinking at Mort Point. An R T message...
The Finnish Cargo Vessel Puhos
Injured seaman THE MARINE RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE, Shannon, told Arranmore honorary secretary at 1810 on Saturday December 30, 1978, that a sailor on board the Finnish cargo vessel Puhos had lost three fingers in an...
Karron
Blyth, Northumberland - At 5.28 p.m.
on 24th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen one and a half miles off Blyth beach. The IRB was launched at 5.29 in a gentle south...