LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Silveium
Cloughey, Co. Down. — During the night of the 2nd June a small yacht was seen to be in difficulties off North Rock, and the motor life-boat William Maynard was launched at 11.5 P.M. There was no wind, and the sea was...
Ocean Pride
Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—While the motor life-boat George and Sarah Strachan was at sea on the afternoon of the 16th of July, 1938, for her monthly exercise, she received a signal from the coastguard that a yacht was in a dangerous position...
Larrios
Kirkcudbright.—At 2.55 on the after- noon of the 19th of September, 1954, the Ross Island coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in difficulties. She had been burning1 flares and was now drifting rapidly towards rocks. At 3.15 the life-boat...
Moon Raker
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.59 on the even- ing of the 26th of October, 1954, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that two red flares had been seen between three and four miles off Coombe Point.
At 9.25 the life-boat George Shee put...
Morna
On the 15th May the motor yacht Morna, of Bangor, was dragging her anchor in Ballyholme Bay, and was in danger of being driven ashore. A strong northerly wind was blowing, with a heavy sea.
The coastguard reported the...
Tom Boy
Hythe, Kent.—At 10.50 A.M. on the 2nd August it was reported verbally to the coxswain that a flare had been seen from a yacht. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor life-boat The Viscountess Wakefield was launched at...
Santa Lucia
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, the coastguards reported that a motor yacht was drifting out of control about five miles off Warden Point, one mile south of Red Sands Fort, and flying a flag from...
Wyvern
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At nine o'clock on the morning of the 5th of October, 1952, the Red Sand Forts reported that a yacht had stranded on the Forts' steel structure and that two boys had been taken off her. The Forts asked if...
Minx
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 6.50 on the evening of the 25th of Septem- ber, 1953, the life-boat motor mechanic reported that he had seen a yacht on the Burbo Bank. Later she was reported to be high and dry. At 9.15 the life-boat Norman B....
Andante
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 5.20 p.m. on 26th April, 1970, the motor mechanic of the life-boat reported that a yacht was in difficulties off the harbour and drifting towards the dangerous coast south of Girvan. At 5.35 the life-boat James and...