LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

COASTGUARD REPORT At 6.16 p.m. on ipth April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen three miles east-south-east of Wick Bay. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with a choppy sea, and it...

Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 5 p.m. on 12th November, 1966, it was reported that a distress signal had been flashed from a boat, about one and a half miles north west of Puffin Island. The lifeboat Field Marshall and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 5...

Ilfracombe, Devon - At 9.15 p.m. on 17th July, 1967, it was reported that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties off Rillage Point. The life-boat Lloyd's II was launched at 9.30 in a light breeze and a smooth sea. It was low water....

NOVEMBER 11TH . - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW. At about 12.30 P.M. the Arklow fishing boat Willie Way was seen to be in difficulties while trying unsuccessfully to land the relief lighthousemen at the lightship.

It was blowing...

ESCORTED FOUR At 1.15 p.m. on i6th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the small fishing coble Nancy was off Flamborough hauling her lobsterpots.

The wind at this time was blowing a near gale...

JANUARY 24TH. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.

At about 1.30 P.M. the sea began to make with the ebb tide, and soon it was breaking across the bar. The weather was cold, and a fresh E.S.E. wind was blowing. As the motor fishing boat...

Early on the morning of the 17th January several local herring boats put off to fish in the bay. Later heavy S.W.

squalls sprang up, with a rough sea and rain. It was reported that some of the boats were in danger, and the...

THE honorary secretary of the life-boat station at Bridlington has had the fol- lowing letter : The Secretary of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, Briglinton.

" DEAR SIR, " We have been leaning about...