LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat
St. Helier, Jersey - At 2.45 a.m. on i8th June, 1966, a small fishing boat was reported overdue. There was a light south south westerly breeze with a slight sea. Inquiries were made as to the boat's expected arrival and it was learnt...
Lynandi
Angle, Pembrokeshire.—At 11.48 on the night of the 15th of January, 1954,the St. Govan's Head coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Lynandi, of Milford Haven, with a crew of twelve, had broken adrift from a tow by another...
Lizzie and the Laddie
ST. IVES.—Signals of distress having been shown by a vessel lying at anchor in the bay, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E. with a heavy sea, the Lifeboat Exeter was launched at I.d5 A.M.
on the 27th March. The...
Features
spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...
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Two fishermen lost LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD received a 999 call at 2159 on August 19, 1979, from Braystones reporting that twomen who had gone fishing in an inflatable dinghy had not returned. It was thought that they had gone south to the...
Enfant de Bretagne
Trawler taking water A FRENCH TRAWLER, Enfant de Bretagne, broadcast a Mayday call on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 2, 1975, saying that she was taking water in heavy weather in position 320°M 18 miles from St Ives Head. This...
Togo
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.27 on the night of the 18th of July, 1951, a wireless message was received from the Island of Jethou that the motor boat Togo had broken down and was drifting south of Herm. At 11.3 the life-boat Queen...
Bree-Helle
St Mary's, Scilly Isles - At 9 a.m.
on 29th January, 1967, news was received that the Dutch coaster Bree-Helle was in rough seas 10 miles west of Rund Island lighthouse. She was carrying a heavy deck cargo and wished to...
Hats Off to the Bronze Medallists, Sweltering In Their Foul-Weather Gear on a Very Hot and Sunny Day.
Hats off to the Bronze Medallists, sweltering in their foul-weather gear on a very hot and sunny day. From left to right: David Wells, helmsman at Clactonon- Sea; Rick Tomlinson, photographer and ex-Port St Mary crew member; Peter Hodge,... - View image in PDF
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Aighai and Mistley
JULY 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 12.35 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel aground on South Scroby Sands, and a few minutes later another message came that a second vessel had grounded on South Scroby Sands....