LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Amphibious Motor Jeep Half Safe
Walmer, Kent.—About 6.55 on the evening of the 24th of August, 1951, the Deal coastguard telephoned that he could see what seemed to be a boat between four and five miles east-south- east of the coastguard station, drifting north to the...
Stormalong
Walmer, Kent.—At 8.2 on the even- ing of the 12th of July, 1956, Deal coastguard rang up to say that the South Goodwin lightvessel had re- ported that a yacht was in distress near the lightvessel. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service...
Warrior
Hastings, Sussex.—About 12.40 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1956, it was reported that a Hastings fishing boat Warrior was in difficulties off Fairlight. The coastguard con- firmed the information, and the life- boat M.T.C. was...
Dorothy (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.50 on the night of the 30th of August, 1956, a message was received that the local fishing boat Dorothy was calling for help on her wireless. At 10.15 the no. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Heptcorth was laun- ched in a slight...
Xmas Morn
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. On the afternoon of the 18th of November, 1959, the skipper of the herring drifter Xmas Morn, on passage from Great Yarmouth to Fraserburgh, decided because of the weather conditions at Fraserburgh to enter...
Kingfisher
Dover, Kent. At 9.36 on the morn- ing of the 2nd of February, 1960, the coastguard told the coxswain that a boat was burning flares off Shakespeare cliff to the west of Dover. At 9.55 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a moderate south...
A Boat
Humber, Yorkshire. At 9.55 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in diffi- culties three and a half miles south- south-east of the Protector buoy. The life-boat City...
A Yacht
Rhyl, Flintshire. On the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary saw that a yacht, which had altered course on approaching Rhyl harbour entrance, appeared to be blown down wind out of control.
There was a...
Blue Nobby
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 4.25 on the after- noon of the 15th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be broken down five to six miles north-by- west of the coastguard look-out. The life-boat...
Tania
Sheringham, Norfolk-At 9.40 a.m.
on 25th May, 1968, a local fisherman told the coxswain that the fishing boat Tania appeared to be in difficulties off Sheringham. The lifeboat Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows was launched at...