LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Moonstone
Exmouth, Devon.—At nine o'clock on the morning of the 18th of July, 1953, the life-boat Catherine Harriet Eaton was launched to attend the life-boat flag day at Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. At 12.5, when she was at Sidmouth, two...
Ocean Viking and a Barge
Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.28 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that the local pilot cutter had reported that the fishing boat Ocean Viking, which was towing a derelict barge with nobody on board,...
Margaret Ann
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 2.30 p.m.
on 23rd June, 1965, the honorary secretary heard from the harbour office that three cobles were at sea, and overdue. He telephoned the coastguard for information as to their position. At...
A Boat and a Dinghy
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 1.55 p.m. on i8th April, 1965, the bowman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat under oars was making poor progress about three-quarters of a Bile east of the station. The honorary lecretary...
A Canoe
CANOE RECOVERED AFTER GIRL IS SAVED Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th June, 1962, the police informed the honorary secretary that a canoe with a boy in it had capsized off...
Unitas
DUTCH VESSEL TOWED OFF ROCKS IN GALE Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 11.45 on the morning of the 9th December, 1962, the honorary secretary was informed that the motor vessel Unitas of Groningen was in difficulties at Kincasslagh Bay. She had...
Raphael Gabrielle
BELGIAN TRAWLER AGROUND Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Information was received from the coastguard at 7.8 on the evening of Friday the 6th September, 1963, that the 54-ton Belgian trawler Raphael Gabrielle, loaded with fish, was aground a...
A Yacht
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized on the south side of the boom defence. At 4.20 the life-boat Greater London, II...
Dawn Wind
Selsey, Sussex. At 8.49 on the even- ing of the llth of June, 1960, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in distress one mile south-by-west of Selsey Bill. At 8.57 the life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched, two...
La Bonne Sante
Margate, Kent.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 28th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that a yacht was ashore on Hook sands. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 11.10. The sea was rough, and there was a...