LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At 6 P.M. on the 22nd December a barge, the Beryl, of Faversham, showed flares for a pilot, but in the prevailing gale it was not safe for ;a pilot to proceed to her. As the weather was very bad, and had every appearance of becoming worse,...

At 5 p.m. on 7th February, 1967, news was received that a sick man had to be taken to hospital at South Uist. The sick man was taken on board the life-boat R. A. Colby Cubbin No. 3. The life-boat slipped her moorings at 5.30 and proceeded to...

In the early morning of the 19th August it was blowing a moderate gale from W.N.W., with wild squalls of wind and rain. At 3.45 A.M. it was reported that a fishing-boat when coming into the harbour had carried away her...

At 6 P.M. on the 29th November it was reported that a steamer was ashore on the bar at the entrance to Newhaven Harbour. There was a moderate gale blowing and the tide was low; it was realized therefore that the steamer must be in a...

On the 30th June information was received that a yacht appeared to be ashore near the Cork Sand. She was kept under observation by the coastguard, and it was decided to send the motor life-boat E.M.E.D. to her. She left at 7.25 P.M., and...

Ilfracombe, Devon.—At one in the early morning of the 7th of July, 1950, the coastguard transmitted a radio message received from the steamer Kocquaine. She was off Lundy in company with the motor yacht Ebb Tide, disabled by an...

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Gourdon, Kincardineshire. — 17th December, 1938. A rocket had been seen; but it was learned later that there was no vessel in distress.—Rewards, vellum and monetary awards amounting to £40 11*. 7d.

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