LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The United States Troopship General Randall
Thurso, Caithness-shire. At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the United States troop- ship General Randall was passing through the Pentland Firth with a badly injured man...
A Rubber Mattress (1)
Cromer, Norfolk. At 7.50 on the morning of the 3rd of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a man on a rubber mattress appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting out to sea. No other boat being available,...
Oredian
Workington, Cumberland. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 15th of November, 1960, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the ore carrier Oredian of London had an injured man on board and had asked for a doctor. As it was low water and no...
The Norwegian Fishing Boat Reform
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 9.50 on the evening of 27th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Norwegian fishing boat Reform, with an injured man aboard, fifty miles north-north-west of Barra Head, had...
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SICK PEOPLE TAKEN FROM ISLAND IN GALE Galway Bay. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 26th February, 1962, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat to take two patients from Inishmaan Island to Rossaveel on the...
A Fishing Boat
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT IN GALE North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 7.30 on the evening of the llth August, 1962, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that a local fishing boat had broken down off Beadnell Point. A...
An Ex-naval Pinnace
WATERLOGGED PINNACE At 7.14 p.m. on ifth October, 1963, the coastguard told the coxswain that red flares had been seen off Dimlington. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 7.25 in a moderate southerly breeze and moderate sea....
Stove Pet
NORWEGIAN APPEAL Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.15 a.m. on 9th October, 1963, the honorary secretary was told that the Norwegian tanker Stove Pet required assistance to land an injured man. There was a light northerly breeze with a smooth sea. It...
Fairway of Deal
Walmer, Kent - At 1.20 p.m. on llth February, 1969, news was received that the motor boat Fairway of Deal, with four anglers on board, had broken down threequarters of a mile south east of the life-boat house.
At 1.32 the...
A Fishing Boat
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 9.20 p.m. on 25th July, 1969, news was received that a fishing boat with a crew of two was overdue from the Mingulay fishing grounds. The lifeboat The Rankin, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her...