LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy
Hartlepool, Co. Durham - At 12.50 a.m. on 8th September, 1966, a small dinghy, with one man aboard, was reported overdue from a fishing trip. At I o'clock the life-boat The Princess Royal (Civil Service No. 7) left her moorings in a...
Valhalla
Redcar, Yorkshire - At 4.40 p.m. on 24th November, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Valhalla had lost her propeller. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 5.5 in a fresh south westerly wind with a moderate sea.
The...
Children's Friend
North Sunderland, Northumberland - At ii a.m. on 6th May, 1967, the life-boat mechanic informed the honorary secretary that heavy seas were breaking across the harbour mouth and that the motor fishing vessel Children's Friend was making...
The Motor Fishing Coble Sheila
DECEMBER 6TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the afternoon the local motor fishing coble Sheila became overdue. A northwesterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to...
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THE Institution is again issuing a Life- boat Calendar. It feels that there is no better way of keeping the work of the Life-boat Service continually before the public from the first day of the year to the last, and it hopes that many...
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The S.S. Seasilver
Apple dor e, Devon.—At 4.38 in the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1948, the coastguard reported that the s.s. Sea silver, of Newcastle, bound for Amster- dam, appeared to have her engine broken down, off the Bar Buoy, and needed a pilot. A...
Fishing Boats (3)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 4.26 on the afternoon of the 17th of February, 1955, it was reported that five local fishing boats, which had taken shelter in Scar- borough harbour from the bad weather, had left Scarborough and were on their way back...
Jean
FLARES NEAR ISLAND At 8.24 p.m. on i2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that flares had been seen between Puffin Island and Great Orme Head. It was low water with a smooth sea and light airs. At 8.40 the life-boat Cunard,...
Margaret
HAD ENGINE FAILURE At 8.20 p.m. on 22nd September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen three miles north-east of Gregness coastguard look-out station. It was one hour before low water with a...
Judith Margaret
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 8.27 a.m. on 19th October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had been anchored all night south of the Shipwash lightvessel. At 9.30 the coastguard told the honorary secretary that...