LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
NEW ROMNEY, KENT.—On the 31st December, two French fishing-smacks were seen driving out of Duugeness Roads down on a lee-shore, off Dymchurch. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the S.W.
The Dungeness life-boat, the...
Category: Services
Zephyrus
RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—On the 20th July, the Life-boat Thomas Lingham proceeded to the assistance of the barque Zephyrus, of Plymouth, which had struck on the rocks at Cymyran, near Rhoscolyn, during a strong S.S.W. wind and heavy sea. The...
Fishing Boats
Wells, Norfolk.—About 10.0 on the morning of the 4th of July, 1951, a gale sprang up from the north-east and the sea became very rough. Nine local fishing boats were at sea, and it was thought advisable for the life- boat to stand by them....
A Small Boat (2)
Moelfre, Anglesey. — Shortly after noon on the 31st July a small boat, which had put out from Benllech with two men on board, was seen to be in difficulties. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing with a rough sea, and the boat was in great danger...
YH316
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—On the 20th of July, 1955, the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched for demonstration purposes on the life-boat flag day, and at 7.10 in the evening, while she was still afloat, the shrimp boat YH316...
Mamounia
Dover, Kent.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 1st of July, 1956, the Eastern Arm signal station reported that a small sailing yacht was in difficulties close inshore to South Foreland. At 6.25 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a rough...
Faraway
On the 13th of July, 1952, the Mar- gate life-boat went to the help of a small yacht ashore on Margate sands, and the assistant mechanic waded through the surf to bring two men off the yacht.—Rewards, The thanks of the Institution inscribed...
A Rubber Dinghy (1)
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 3.25 in the afternoon of the 31st of July, 1949, information was received through the coastguard at Easington that a rubber dinghy was drifting half a mile off Easington, and the life-boat City of Bradford //was...
None (1)
When it was learnt that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Sarclet Head on 2nd July, the Wick, Caithness, life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 10 p.m.
On reaching Sarclet Head the body of the man could be seen in...
Sandra
Ramsgate, Kent. At 10.10 on the morning of the 1st July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a motor yacht had broken down just off the Brake sands. There was no wind and the sea was smooth.
At 10.18...