LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Buena Fortuna
ESCORT FOR COBLE IN ROUGH SEA Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th December, 1962, the harbour master informed the coxswain that a local fishing coble, Buena Fortuna, appeared to be in difficulties off...
Alert
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH ENGINE BREAKDOWN Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 3.25 on the afternoon of the 22nd April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had fired a red flare a...
Dolphine
FISHING VESSEL TOWED IN BY PILOT CUTTER Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 3.23 p.m.
on Sunday the 18th of August, 1963, the Redcar coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulty three quarters of a mile...
Three Small Sailing Craft
North Sunderland, Northumberland - At 12.7 p.m. on I4th September, 1966, three small sailing craft were seen in difficulties in Newton Bay. They were unable to make the shore because of the strong offshore wind which was freshening.
Rowing Boats
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - At 3.5 p.m. on loth September, 1966, the life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched in a gentle north westerly wind and a choppy sea to escort a number of rowing boats in a race organized by the Barry Rowing...
A Cabin Cruiser
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 5.54 a.m. on 26th January, 1967, news was received that a cabin cruiser with three persons on board was long overdue. The life-boat Sir Geoffrey Baring was launched at 6.25 in a light wind and a slight sea. It was...
Drena
Arbroath, Angus - At 6.17 p.m. on 27th March, 1967, three crew members of the fishing boat Drena were seen to be waving their oilskins to attract attention.
The Drena was lobster fishing in a position about half a mile from...
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DEER RESCUED Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 7.59 a.m. on Tuesday, the 25th May, 1965, the police informed the honorary secretary that a deer which was being chased by them had jumped from the pier and was swimming strongly to the north-east...
A Dinghy and Paddy B
Hastings, Sussex. At 4.7 p.m. on 3151 July, 1965, the coastguard reported that a dinghy, in company with a cabin cruiser, was flying a distress signal and firing flares. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 4.20 in a moderate...
Spurt
Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 7.15 p.m. on 3ist January, 1966, the coxswain received a message that a ship on passage from Antwerp to Fenit had engine trouble off the Maheree islands in Tralee bay. The life-boat Hilton Briggs left her moorings at...