LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A United States Jet Aircraft
Margate, Kent.—At 4.12 on the after- noon of the 4th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that an explo- sion had been seen north-west of the coastguard station, and later stated that a United States jet aircraft had been seen to...
Airborne
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.37 on the afternoon of the 25th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht two miles west-south-west of Clacton Pier appeared to need help, and at 3.45 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was...
Yves Chantal
Penlee, Cornwall. At 6.25 p.m. on 4th January, 1966, the Tol Pedn coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen 10 miles south of Tol Pedn. The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched at 6.38 on a moderate southerly...
Epomeo
EIGHT ABOARD YACHT Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 12.15 p.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor yacht Epomeo had engine trouble and would probably need help. At 12.30 the coastguard confirmed this,...
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Marie II
FUEL HAD RUN OUT Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 6.10 p.m. on 23rd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Marie II, a converted ship's lifeboat, was long overdue in reaching Conway.
She was...
Zulu
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that the harbour master at Laxey had reported a yacht making heavy weather between two and three miles off Laxey...
The S.S. Martaban
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 3.55 early on the morning of the llth of March, 1961, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that the s.s. Martaban, whose position was eight miles south-by-west of Mumbles Head, had a fire in...
David Jolly (Tiller Master)
THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER Bought by those who need the Best For Wheel or Tiller Among the thousands sold were those to the first four multihulls home in the 1976 OSTAR and to a 40ft Wharram catamaran which sailed from Australia to the...
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Castlebrae and Kitty Mackay
JANUARY 18TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
An easterly gale was blowing with a heavy sea, and at 2.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that some small fishing boats were still at sea. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of...
The Admiralty Drifter Lord Dunwich
JANUARY 19TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
During the afternoon the coastguard reported that a drifter had broken down south-east of Duncansby Head, and that the naval authorities were sending out a vessel to help her. A light...