LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht and a Sailing Dinghy
LAUNCH TO CAPSIZED DINGHY Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 10.30 on the morning of the 12th August, 1962, the honorary secretary noticed a yacht and a sailing dinghy being blown to the north of the harbour in Berwick...
Wave Sheaf
MOTOR FISHING VESSEL TOWED TO HARBOUR ENTRANCE Stromness, Orkneys. At 11.21 on the night of the 25th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the motor fishing vessel Wave Sheaf of Lossiemouth was ashore near the Point of...
Ontario, of Liverpool
On Sunday, the 16th October, the steam-ship Ontario, of Liverpool, struck on the Hasborough Sand, on the Norfolk eoa,st, during a strong breeze from the W.N.W. The Caister life-boat went off to her assistance ; but her services were declined...
Oloa Pauline
At 9 A.M. on the 18th March a telegram was received from the Coastguard at | St. Andrews stating that a vessel was making for the Tay close in-shore and setting towards the sands. The Cox- swain assembled the crew of the new motor Life-boat...
Prodroma, of Stockton
On the 2nd Decem- ber, the brig Prodroma, of Stockton, was driven ashore on the North Gare Sand, near the entrance of the river Tees. On the intelligence being conveyed to Middles- borough, the Institution's life-boat stationed there was...
Rolla, of Hull
On the 14th July the Withernsea Life-boat went out during a strong breeze from the N.E. to the steamer Rotta, of Hull, which had gone ashore about two miles south of Withern- sea. The vessel, however, succeeded in getting out of danger...
A Motor Launch and Foxfield
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 27th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor launch was being towed by the steamer Foxfield, and asked if the life-boat could meet the vessels off...
Lorry in limbo
2 October: Hartlepool When a scrap metal lorry rolled forward and was left precariously hanging metres above the waters of Irvine's Quay, Hartlepool Harbour Police asked the RNLI to stand by during the rescue...
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Yulan
It is not often that loss of life has to be recorded in con- nection with shipwrecks on the Good- win Sands, so well organised is the Life- boat service in the neighbourhood, but unfortunately the loss of the ketch Yulan, of Harwich, during...
Lady Carter, of Liverpool
On the 30th December the Tynemouth No. 1 life-boat, the Constance, went off, through a tremendous sea, in consequence of distress signals being shown from a large vessel, which proved to be the ship Lady Carter, of Liverpool. The wind was...