LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (4)
Filey, Yorkshire.—At~7.30 A.M. on the 25th March, 1939, the life-boat coxswain reported that three fishing cobles were out north of the Brig. The weather was bad, with heavy snow and showers, and it was decided to keep a look-out. Later the...
Fishing Cobles
TWELVE COBLES ESCORTED TO SHORE Filey, Yorkshire. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 22nd January, 1962, it was decided after consultation with the coastguard to launch the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Milsted, as several local...
Three Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard reported that the weather was worsening and that three cobles were still at sea. The life-boat The Isa and Penryn M listed was launched at 1.45 in a rough...
Anmara (1)
Long Search THE STERN TRAWLER Anmara and her crew of three were reported overdue from Scarborough on the evening of May 21, 1987 and a search was organised by Humber Coastguard, to begin at first light on the following day.
The Motor Fishing Coble Sheila
DECEMBER 6TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the afternoon the local motor fishing coble Sheila became overdue. A northwesterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to...
March (1)
MARCH MEETING ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE. At noon on the 6th of September, 1942, the Scarborough motor fishing coble Florence was fishing in Robin Hood’s Bay. The weather was line, with a light westerly wind and a smooth sea. The coble...
Category: Services
A Sailing Dinghy
A LONG SEARCH IN FOG Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— At 8.35 in the evening of the 17th of August, 1947, the Filey coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy, in which two men had put out fishing at 2.0 in the afternoon, should have...
Rito (1)
Submerged object struck HM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Filey lifeboat station at 2048 on Tuesday December 20, 1983, that the coaster Rito was in difficulty three miles north east of Filey Brigg.
Water was...
The S.S. Artificer
On the morning of the 9th September the Coastguard reported that a steamer was ashore to the north of Filey. A fog prevailed at the time with a rough sea, and the Life-boat Hollon the Third was promptly launched. About two miles to...
A Dinghy (3)
ESCORT FOR DINGHY WITH TWO CHILDREN ABOARD Filey, Yorkshire. At 7.33 on the evening of the 23rd September, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from a doctor's wife that the doctor and two children aged six...