LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bisco 9
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — At 1.10 in the morning on the 17th of Septem- ber, 1950, the coastguard reported a radio message from the tug Turmoil that the steamer Bisco 9, which she was tow- ing, had parted her tow and was drift- ing....
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AGM (IN POOLE, DUBLIN, LONDON OR PERTH) Would you like to come along to the RNLI Annual General Meeting? This year, as reported in previous editions of the magazine, it’s in a new venue. Our AGM has been held at the Barbican in London for...
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Countess of Caithness
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. — At about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, 26th March, a signal of distress was shown by the schooner Countess of Caithness', of Gloucester, bound from Limerick to Port William, N.B., with a cargo of bones....
A Motor Vessel Innesmurry
At about 7 A.M. on the 25th October a motor vessel named the Innesmurray, of Glasgow, was observed drifting north- ward flying signals of distress, and the Life-boat TheopMlws Sidney Eckalaz was launched to her assistance. It was...
The Sea Belle
About 5 P.M.
on the 20th July a small yawl was observed close to the Goodwin Sands in j a very dangerous position apparently j not under proper control, arid griping \ towards the sand. Within a short time it...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Seven of the cobles were off at their fishing on the morning of the loth April, and at about 8 A.M., when they began to return to harbour, it was seen that the sea on the bar was too heavy for any such craft to attempt to come in without...
A Pleasure Boat
The Life-boat George Woofindin was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April to the assistance of four men in a pleasure boat off Roker. The men had gone out fishing, but when they at- tempted to return they found that the off-shore wind had...
Chipperkyle
On the 24th April an intimation by telephone was received that a large vessel was aground on the North Leman Sand.
The No. 2 Life - boat Margaret was launched, and after sailing about seventeen miles, fell in with the...
A Canoe
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 8.30 on the evening of the 12th of August, 1950, some visitors said that a canvas canoe seemed to be in diffi- culties two miles south-east of Dunmore.
A man and a boy of twelve were...
Ena
On the 19th July the motor yacht Ena, of Greenock, bound from Douglas to Greenock with eight persons on board, was in difficulty owing to trouble with her engine, two and a half miles W.S.W.
of Portpatrick. A strong S.W....