LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Knola
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.30 on the night of the 28th of July, 1956, the St. Peter Port signal station re- ported that a yacht was on the rocks in Saint Bay. The life-boat Euphro- syne Kendal put out at 10.54 with the bowman in charge....
Espanola
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.46 on the even- ing of the 21st of September, 1957, the Deal coastguard telephoned that a yacht was ashore on the Brake Sands.
The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out at 5.54 in a slight sea. A...
Westward
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 1.24 on the after- noon of the 29th of September, 1957, the east pier watchman reported that a yacht was aground on Brake Sands and was signalling for help. At 1.35 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a slight...
Moshulu
St. Mary's Isles of Scilly - At 6.40 p.m. on 3ist July, 1966, it was reported that a yacht near Bishop rock had a split sail. At 6.58 the life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched. The sea was rough and it was one hour after high water...
Quicksilver
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 8.10 a.m. on 29th October, 1966, a yacht was in difficulties, its engine broken down, in a strong flood tide and little wind in Bardsley Sound. At 8.25 the life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched. The...
Tuatanga
Ramsgate, Kent - At 7.53 p.m. on 15th July, 1967, a message was received that a motor yacht had broken down and was drifting towards Broadstairs. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 8 o'clock in a gentle south...
Rani
Dover, Kent - At 3.18 a.m. on 30th July, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a yacht with a broken mast was almost ashore in Fan bay, about three miles east of Dover. The life-boat Faithful Forester slipped her moorings at 3.29 in a strong...
Five helped on Loch Ness
27 December: Loch Ness Three adults and two children were drifting at the north end of the choppy loch after their yacht suffered engine failure. The London family were on the first stage of their journey from Oban, heading for the canals of...
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Bass, Alto and Vivendi (1)
Yachts in distress THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of The Lizard-Cadgwith lifeboat station was telephoned on the evening of Monday September 3, 1984, to be told by Falmouth coastguard that a red flare had been sighted off Poldhu Cove. The...
ROPE TRICKS
With a yacht pinned to rocks in 60mph winds and driving rain, Tobermory lifeboat crew would need to quickly overcome some hurdles to save the four people onboard
The 2018 summer heatwave took a dramatic turn at the end of...
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