LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mafeking and a Fishing Smack
AT ten o'clock on the night of 18th October two vessels were seen to be aground and showing signals of distress on the sandbanks, in the mouth of the Humber, known as The Binks, and the Spurn Motor Life-boat was launched. A strong wind...
Guiding Hand
At 1233 on Tuesday November 18, a mayday was received by Dover Coastguard from the trawler Guiding Hand, on fire six miles north east of Ramsgate.
Her four crew were fighting the fire. A helicopter was scrambled from RAF...
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Two fishermen lost LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD received a 999 call at 2159 on August 19, 1979, from Braystones reporting that twomen who had gone fishing in an inflatable dinghy had not returned. It was thought that they had gone south to the...
The Belgian Fishing Boat Anna Maria and Mobeka
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT CAMPBELTOWN JANUARY 1 9TH. - CAMPBLE- TOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWN-SHIRE. At seven minutes to eight in the morning a message came from the coastguard at Southend that a ship was ashore in front of the...
A Belgian Steamer
OCT. 8TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. A Belgian steamer lying in the Downs was flying a signal for immediate medical aid, and the life-boat went out with two doctors, Before she arrived the steamer had gone on her way, and it was found that she had...
A Vessel (9)
Nov. 18TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
A message had been received from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking as a result of enemy action, but the life-boat arrived to find that the crew had already been picked up by a...
A Steamer and a Light-Vessel
NOV. 26TH. - HYTHE, KENT. A steamer and a light-vessel had been in collision, but the life-boat’s services were not needed as a t u g a n d a t r a w l e r w e r e s t a n d i n g b y - Rewards, £36 14s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (189)
DECEMBER 2 2ND. - KILMORE, AND ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD.
An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, and red and green flares could be seen apparently at sea level, but nothing was found. - Rewards :...
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FEBRUARY 6TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO.
DOWN. A fire had been seen on Copeland Island, but it was found to have been lit by rabbit trappers to burn rubbish. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d..
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Search for divers THE SUPPORT BOAT of a party of divers contacted the coastguard at 1355 on the afternoon of Sunday September 15, 1985, to say that two of their divers had not surfaced from their diving on the wreck of ss Teddington, about...