LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mizpa, John and Margaret, and Primrose
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 30th January the coastguard reported that the fishing cobles Mizpa, John and Margaret and Primrose were out, and as a heavy swell was running, with a moderate westerly breeze, they would be in...
The S.S. Foreland
Great Yarmouth and Corleston, Norfolk.
At 9.40 in the morning of the 20th of May, 1948, the S.S. Foreland., of Blyth, anchored off Great Yarmouth and sig- nalled for a doctor. At 9.57 the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was...
A Canoe
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 11.5 on the morning of the 3rd of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a canoe was drifting two and a half miles south of the pier, and at 11.20 the life-boatBeryl Tollemache was launched in a rough sea, with...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 21st of May, 1954, ten local fishing cobles were overtaken by bad weather, and at 10.50 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Milsted was launched, with the bowman in charge. She escorted the boats to...
A Dinghy (1)
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 6.2 p.m.
on 20th September, 1965, the coastguard reported that a dinghy had capsized about half a mile west of the harbour entrance. At 6.5 the IRB launched in a slight southerly breeze and a...
Golden Crest
SHAFT COUPLING TROUBLE At 11.17 P-m- on 2nd October, 1965, the motor vessel Golden Crest was seen to be asking for assistance. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 11.27 in a moderate south-westerly breeze and moderate seas. It was...
Chianti
At 8 p.m. on 24th July, 1966, the yacht Chianti, with three people on board, was reported aground on the Newcombe sands. At 8.25 the life-boat Frederick Edward Crick set out. It was low water, there was a light westerly breeze, and the sea...
A Yacht (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 9 a.m. on 25th September, 1964, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that he had seen people waving from a yacht in Cairney's Quay. At 9.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh southwesterly...
Gratitude
Hastings, Sussex - At 4.48 p.m. on 17th August, 1966, red flares were reported off Camber. At 5.8 the life-boat Fairlight was launched to the fishing vessel Gratitude, which had a fouled propeller. It was an hour before high water. There was...
Four Trawlers
North Sunderland, Northumberland - On I5th August, 1966, four trawlers were sheltering in the lea of the Fame Islands awaiting the tide, and the seas were very heavy across the harbour mouth. At 11.30 a.m. the life-boat Grace Darling was...