LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Emetic of Dunmore
The yacht Emetic, of Dunmore East, County Waterford, while on a cruise to Cork from that port, was compelled by stress of weather to put into Dungarvan on the 27th September.
On the following day it blew a strong gale from...
Isabel
At about 9.15 A.M.
on 3rd April the Coxswain saw a vessel flying signals to the N.N.E. of the Tongue Light Vessel. A light S.S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was smooth, but as it was thought that help was needed the Motor...
Sofie
At 6.45 P.M. on the 6th July a message was received from the Coastguard at Walton that the Gunfleet Lighthouse had reported a vessel ashore on the Sunk Sands. The sea was smooth, with a swell on the Sands, and a moderate...
Dawn Wind
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 6.45 P.M. on the 12th July the Cliff End coastguard reported that a disabled motor yacht was at anchor in the entrance to Christchurch harbour, and was in danger of drifting ashore. A moderate S.S.W. gale was...
Easting
Clovelly, Devon. — At 9.14 in the morning of the 13th of August, 1948, the Lundy and Hartland coastguards reported a yacht to the south-east of Lundy Island which appeared to be in difficulties, and the motor life-boat City of Nottingham was...
Mavis
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — At 4.56 in the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1949, the Kildonan coastguard tele- phoned that a motor yacht was in danger in Brodick Bay, Arran, She had run short of petrol and lost her dinghy. The life-boat City...
Eve
Tynemoutb, Northumberland.—At 7.12 in the evening of the 20th of Sep- tember, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a sailing yacht, then two miles to the south-east, was drifting towards Frenchman's Point. The life-boat Tynesider, the...
Harebell
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 7.40 on the morning of the 12th of July, 1952, information was received from the Needles coastguard that a yacht was aground on the north-west part of Shingles Bank. The life-boat S. G. E.
was...
Joanna
Weymouth, Dorset. — At 4.3 on the afternoon of the 5th of September, 1952, news was sent by the Portland coastguard through the Wyke Regis coastguard that a yacht was burning red flares about five miles south-south- west of Portland Bill. A...
Marie
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 3.20 in the afternoon on the 20th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned to say that a small yacht was in distress in Pegwell Bay. The two men on board were waving an oar with a flag attached.
At 3.28...