LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (5)
Bridlington, Yorkshire-At 7.57 p.m.
on 28th July, 1966 a man was reported overdue from a fishing trip in a small dinghy.. There was a moderate southwesterly wind with a corresponding sea.
It was one hour...
The S.S. Dryburgh
Nov. 11TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 6.49 A.M..
a message was received at the Humber lifeboat station from the Spurn Head Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a vessel one and a half miles south-west...
The Coningbeg Lightship
APRIL 8TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
At 8.20 P.M. a telephone request was received for the services of the life-boat to take off a sick man from the Coningbeg Lightship. The message had been transmitted to Rosslare by the S.S...
Skerryvore
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.30 on the morning of the 3rd of August, 1960, information was received that a yacht was aground in Machrihanish Bay. The life-boat City of Glasgow 11 put out in a fresh-to-strong north-north-westerly breeze...
Border King
IN ROUGH SEA Thurso, Caithness-shire. At one minute past midnight on 9th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the motor fishing vessel Border King that her engine had broken...
A Small Sailing Dinghy
JULY 21ST. - FOWEY, CORNWALL. At 4.7 in the afternoon the Polruan coastguard telephoned that a small sailing dinghy, with two on board, had capsized near Punchy Cross, at the east side of the entrance to Fowey harbour. A fresh...
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140,000 reasons for your support
When a kitesurfer was pulled to safety by Fraserburgh volunteers off the coast of Aberdeenshire last June, a major milestone was passed.
Bodgan Bocaneala (pictured) got entangled with his lines while kitesurfing in...
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French Navel Vessels
At about 6.35 P.M. on 19th February, a telephone message was received from the Rockmount Hotel taat signals of distress had been seen in a position approximately four miles N.W. of Hanois Lighthouse. This was con- firmed from another source,...
The S.S. Achilles
At 8 P.M., on the 9th October, in a S.W. wind and moderate sea, the Lifeboat BeaucJiamp was launched at the request of Lloyd's Agent, and proceeded to the s.s. Achilles, of South Shields, which had stranded on Scroby...