LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leandra
DANGEROUS TO APPROACH Montrose, Angus. At 4.52 p.m. on 26th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Leandra of Montrose had broken down off Marywell and was in danger of being blown on to the rocks...
June Rose
At 7.45 p.m. on i6th July, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that a fishing boat was overdue, having left Walmer Beach at 10.30 a.m. for South Goodwin. In view of the weather conditions in the area the life-boat Charles Dibdin,...
Dauntless Star
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. At 6.30 a.m. on 6th August, 1965, a yawl was reported stopped between Rosehearty and Sandhaven, apparently broken down.
Her crew were waving an oilskin. There was a westerly wind of near gale...
A Speed Boat
SPEED BOAT TOWED IN New Brighton, Cheshire. At 6.10 p.m. on I2th March, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed that a speed boat in the River Mersey was in difficulties and needed assistance. The life-boat, Norman B. Corlett was launched...
Silver Coquet, Provider, Ocean Vanguard and Wayside Flower
Amble, Northumberland - In the early afternoon of 3Oth January, 1967, four fishing cobles were at sea when conditions at the harbour bar were worsening.
The life-boat Millie Walton slipped her moorings at 2.16 p.m. in a...
Moonshine
Hastings, Sussex - At 8.55 p.m. on 17th April, 1968, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about five miles south east of the life-boat station.
The life-boat Fairlight was launched...
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Whitby, Yorkshire - At 2.46 p.m.
on 9th February, 1970, it was learnt that four children were cut off by the tide between Sandsend Ness and Keldersteel point. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 3 o'clock in...
Danny and Ness
FIREMAN TAKEN TO LEAKING TUG Caister, Norfolk. At 6.50 on the morning of the 21st April, 1962, the crew of a fishing boat came ashore to report that flares had been fired from two vessels about three miles northeast- by-north from Caister....
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Dispatches
Dispatches ’Twas the season … Thousands of RNLI volunteers around the UK and Republic of Ireland were on call over the recent holiday period. It’s too early for 2006 statistics, but from Christmas Eve 2005 to 2 January 2006 volunteer...
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