LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (2)
SWEPT OUT TO SEA At 1.20 p.m. on 24th August, 1964, the local police told the honorary secretary that four youths had been swept out to sea in a small dinghy when their engine had failed. One of the youths swam ashore when the dinghy was by...
A Sailing Dinghy (6)
Eastney, Hampshire. At 4.53 p.m., on 29th June, 1965, the coastguard inforged the honorary secretary* that a sailing dinghy had capsized i^ooo yards off Eastney Beach. At 5 o'clock the inshore rescue boat launched in a gentle...
Maria W.
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 3.35 a.m. on the 22nd February, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore on Whinnyfold Rocks. The life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 4 o'clock in light...
The American Ketch Erisca
At 7.15 p.m. on i3th September, 1966, the vessel Commodore Charles H. Smith reported having picked up two survivors from a small ketch which they had then taken in tow. The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 8.20 in a light west north...
An Empty Boat Belonging To The Aberdeen Trawler Bracken Burn
JULY 31ST. - ARBROATH, ANGUS. At 9.30 in the morning a message was received from the coastguard asking that the life-boat should go to a position thirteen miles southeast by east of Arbroath, in answer to a ship’s SOS. The weather was foggy...
The United States Amphibious Force L.C.I. 493, 498, 502, and 506
FEBRUARY 19TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.
At 4.47 in the afternoon the resident naval officer telephoned through the coastguard that landing craft belonging to the United States Amphibious Force were ashore on Paignton beach, between...
Nacelle
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 9.47 on the morning of the 26th of September, 1954, the life-boat motor mechanic noticed that a small fishing boat off Foulney had hoisted a distress signal.
At 10.4 the life-boat Herbert Leigh was...
Marigold
Early on the 14th February, three local fishing boats put out to fish off Brims Ness.
At 8 A.M. a sudden N.E. gale broke, with heavy snow and sleet. The sea was very rough. As the boats were on a lee shore it was decided to...
Press On K. 263
Stronsay, Orkneys. At 11.20 on the night of the 17th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that red rockets had been sighted to the south-east in the direction of Papa Westray. The life-boat John Gellatly Hyndman...
George Champion
Exmouth, Devon. At 7.25 on the evening of the 7th October, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed by the port medical officer that a member of the crew of the Liberian tanker George Champion had severe cuts in an arm and needed...