LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ocean Pearl
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1955, it was reported that the fishing boat Ocean Pearl, which had a crew of five, was in difficulties between one and two miles off Holborn Head. At 11.45 the life-boat...
Dolphin
TRAWLER BROKE DOWN Dungeness, Kent. At 9.55 p.m. on 2ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small trawler had broken down three miles north-east of Dungeness. There was a light southwesterly breeze with a moderate...
Stephen
TOW FOR MOTOR BOAT At 1.55 p.m. on 24th October, 1964, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a motor boat had broken down and was drifting in moderate seas and a corresponding north-westerly breeze off Ramsgate. At 2.5,...
Sweet Sue
CREW OF THREE Salcombe, South Devon. At 5.2 p.m.
on 9th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a sailing yacht appeared to be in distress two miles west-north-west of Bolt Tail. She was tossing in a...
Clipper
At ii p.m. on 3rd January, 1965, a message was received by the honorary secretary that a sick man needed to be landed from the German motor vessel Clipper at approx. 4.15 a.m. The life-boat Solomon Browne launched at 3.10 proceeded to Newlyn...
Jean and Valerie
Whitby, Yorkshire. — At 3.45 in the afternoon on the 2nd of April, 1950, fishermen reported that the fishing coble Jean and Valerie was making very heavy weather about four miles to the south. Accordingly at 4.10 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann...
A Fishing Punt
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 11.35 on the morning of the llth of December, 1950, a local fishing punt was seen flying an oilskin coat from an oar two miles north-east of Ballycotton Har- bour. Ten minutes later the life-boat Mary...
The S.S. Slieve More
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 8.55 on the morning of the 3rd of March, 1951, the Kilkeel coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Slieve More, of London, was ashore at Derryogue two miles south-west of Kilkeel. At 9.15 the life-boat William and Laura...
Naom Cait
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At noon on the 24th of April, 1951, the Sea Fisheries Agent at Cahirciveen telephoned that the motor trawler Naom Cait, of Dublin, was missing with a crew of seven. At 12.15, the life-boat A.E.D.
left...
A Ship's Boat (1)
Dun Laoghaire. Co. Dublin. At 6.15 on the morning of the 20th of June, 1960, the keeper of the East Pier lighthouse informed the honorary secre- tary that a ship's boat was drifting two and a half miles north-north-east of the...