LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...