LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Neath Castle
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1957, the Kirkwall coastguard tele- phoned that the trawler Neath Castle, of Grimsby, had an injured man on board. She was being towed by the motor vessel Stoke...
Pres. Roosevelt
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. On the 26th of April, 1958, the coaster Pres. Roosevelt, of Groningen, was anchored a mile north-west of the life- boat station with engine trouble and was sheltering from the weather. A boat with four...
Rosemary
Scarborough, Yorkshire. As the weather grew worse on the morning of the 5th of December, 1958, some anxiety was felt for the local fishing coble Rosemary, which was at sea, and at 10.30 it was decided to launch the life-boat/. G....
Dream
The Lizard, Cornwall. At 10.30 on the morning of the 9th of July, 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that a motor yacht appeared to be in difficul- ties off Mullion Cove, and he tried without success to obtain the services of a local...
Karen Maria
OCTOBER 16TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
At about 5.10 A.M. the Workington coastguard reported a red flare five to six miles away in a westerly direction, and asked for the life-boat crew to stand by. A westerly gale was...
An R.A.F. Speed Boat
JANUARY 16TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 12.30 P.M. the officer in command of the R.A.F. station asked for the life-boat to go to the help of an R.A.F. speed-boat, with a crew of three, which was in distress off Ramsey, and also to put men on...
Poznan, of Gdynia
AUGUST 20TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 5.16 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported a large steamer aground on the Goodwin Sands. A light north-west wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the...
Kopenes
SEPT. 22ND. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
At 8.45 P.M. the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station reported that red flares had been seen in an easterly direction. A fresh northerly wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. At 8.48 P.M...
Little Billy
NOVEMBER 2ND. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
At 4.20 P.M. a fishing vessel about 1 1/2 miles N.E. of the life-boat station was seen to be flying a distress signal. A strong S.W. wind, increasing to gale force, was blowing. There was a...
Cornhill
On the night of the 15th January, three vessels which were at anchor in Dungarvan Pool were driven on the rocky shore at Ballin- acourty, the wind blowing a whole gale from the S. at the time. Two of them got so close to the shore that they...