LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Ocean Pride, True Vine, Treasure, The Victory, Boy Arthur,Star of Peace
Amble, Northumberland.—When the local fishing fleet was returning from sea on the morning of the 18th of Sep- tember, 1952, the boats found it diffi- cult to enter the harbour owing to the heavy swell. At 11.15 in the morning- the life-boat...
Isabella
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 15th of September, 1953, the local fishing coble Isabella put to sea with a crew of three to work her crab pots near Brig buoy. The weather was bad, and at 10.50 it was decided to launch the...
Ripple
Salcombe, Devon.—At 8.1 on the even- ing of the 14th of July, 1957, the Hope Cove coastguard telephoned that a yacht needed help half a mile south- east of Prawle Point. At 8.10 the life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse put out in a smooth...
Aires
TOWED TO NEWHAVEN Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.59 p.m. on 27th May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a vessel was flashing an SOS signal south-east by south of West Pier, Newhaven. Maroons were fired at 10.1 and nine minutes...
A Yacht (2)
CREW WERE SAFE Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 2.38 p.m. on yth August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Dinas Head in rough seas and a moderate to fresh west-southwesterly breeze. The tide was one...
Channel Rover
Walmer, Kent. At 10.45 on the morning of the 16th of October, 1960, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the motor cruiser Channel Rover of Dover was drifting towards Deal with her engines out of order. The life-boat Charles Dibdin...
Beaver III
CABIN CRUISER TOWED TO HARBOUR Troon, Ayrshire. At 10.30 on the night of the 14th August, 1962, the coxswain saw a flashing light about two miles north of Lady Isle. The life-boat James and Barbara Aitken was launched at 10.45 in a light...
Venus, Easter Morn, Provider, Gallilee, Endeavour and Success
Whitby, Yorkshire.-—At noon on the 5th December a strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very heavy ground sea, and seas were breaking heavily outside the harbour entrance, making it very dangerous for the local motor fishing boatsfishing...
Provider
Cromer, Norfolk-At 10.59 a.m. on llth May, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Provider with a crew of three had broken down just above Overstrand. The lifeboat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 11.8...
Estelle
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 4.40 p.m. on 22nd September, 1968, the garda informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had fired a flare between the West pier and Howth. The life-boat John F. Kennedy slipped her moorings at 5 o'clock...