LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Ex-Naval Cutter Overdraft II
Anchor dragged A RADIO MESSAGE from the charter boat Aqua-Manda, that the ex-naval cutter Overdraft II had run out of fuel and dragged her anchor and was drifting with two people on board, was reported to the honorary secretary of Clactonon-...
Dragonfly
Four saved .as their boat is destroyedOn the evening of Saturday, 24 February, four sailors were completing their journey from Liverpool to Rhyl, They were approaching Rhyl when they started to " have trouble with their engine. They cut...
Diadem and Dreadnaught
At 12.45 P.M.
a message was received from the Chief Officer of the Coastguard stating that o fishing-boats were unable to enter the harbour. As there was a very rough sea, and a strong southerly gale was blowing, it was...
Cygnus
Howth, Co. Dublin - At 10.30 p.m.
on 25th July, 1967, a message was received that a i7-foot cabin cruiser which had been taken from her moorings during theprevious night had been sighted with a youth on board three miles...
Heather (1)
Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— 19th January, 1938. At 2.35 P.M. the motor fishing boat Heather, of Filey, was reported overdue, and as it was not known in which direction she might be, the honorary secretary sent out twelve men in three...
A Dinghy (5)
Ilfracombe, Devon - At 6.10 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the police informed the honorary secretary that a small dinghy off Bull Point appeared to be drifting. A helicopter had been called and the coastguards advised that it would be best to...
Dagenham
At 6.45 p.m. on i8th June, 1966, it was reported that a man had come ashore from a cabin cruiser which had run out of fuel off Camber. The casualty was anchored offshore. At 6.53 the Rye police indicated that there were four women and two...
The Life-Boat Service
Its Expenditure at a Glance How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was paid out in 1951 £ s. d.
28 7 6 _ _______ New Construction.
38 8 10 ____ _M_ Maintenance of...
Category: Accounts
Two Large Fishing Yawls
A strong N.N.W. gale was experienced at Filey on the 23rd July, and at about 5 A.M.
the alarm was given that two of the large fishing yawls in the bay were dragging their anchors, and drifting southward towards Speeton...
The Sailing Barge Lord Churchill, of Faversham
Margate, Kent.—At 12.30 P.M. on the 5th December, 1937, information was received that a barge flying a distress signal had been seen by the coastguard about three miles east of Reculvers.
The motor life-boat Lord...