LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Pilot Boats
— Just before nightfall on 9th April two pilot boats had been seen pulling out to sea in a moderate S.W. gale with a rough sea and heavy rain. After dark the wind increased and anxiety was felt for their safety, so it was decided to launch...
Rousalka
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 25th of July, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a man had reported that a yacht was drifting three miles east-north-east of Filey Brigg Buoy. At 10.55 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn...
Julin
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.52 on the morning of the 9th of May, 1956, the coastguard telephoned to say that the motor vessel Julin, of Hamburg, had gone ashore in fog on Beachy Head ledge. At 8.10 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched....
Jaymac
Dungeness, Kent.—At 9.7 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1951, the Lade coastguard reported the motor yacht Jaymac, of London, in need of help six miles south-west of Dunge- ness. At 9.45 the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched...
A Rowing Boat (4)
Dover, Kent. At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 21st of September, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was in difficulties in Wear Bay. The life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings at 3.50 in a moderate sea....
The S.S. Ballyhalbert
Troon, Ayrshire. At 2.30 on the morning of the 9th of January, 1958, the Portpatrick coastguard told the honor- ary secretary that the S.S. Ballyhalbert of Belfast was aground hah0 a mile north of Ardrossan. At three o'clock the...
Sea Jack
Appledore, North Devon. At 11.30 a.m. on i8th November, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that the auxiliary yacht Sea Jack, which had a crew of three, had lost all her canvas and had engine trouble. She was being towed by another yacht...
The Gorton Lightvessel
DOCTOR TO LIGHTVESSEL Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 1.55 p.m. on 3ist January, 1965, the superintendent of Trinity House asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat to take a sick man off of the Gorton Lightvessel....
Two Dinghies
New Brighton, Cheshire - At 9.55 p.m. on 2nd July, 1966, two dinghies were stranded off Guinea Gap. The life-boat Norman B. Corlett was launched at 10.10 in a light west-south-westerly wind and a smooth sea. It was rour hours after lew water...
Cedefore
At 1.34 p.m. on 4th September, 1966, the motor yacht Cedefore, with twelve people on board, was seen to be in difficulties off Ramsgate. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at 1.46 in a strong to gale force south westerly...