LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Regency Belle
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 12.14 on the afternoon of the 13th of August, 1953, during fog, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel was making signals on her siren south-east of Whitby Rock Buoy. At 12.29 the No. 1 life- boat Mary Ann Hepworth...
Lindfar
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 25th of March, 1955, a wireless message was heard from the fishing boat Lindfar, of Eyemouth, that she was returning to Eyemouth, as a member of her crew had been badly injured by a winch....
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Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 8.47 on the evening of the 29th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a sixteen-month-old child had fallen over the cliff at Ballyrae. At 8.55 the life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No....
The Abertay Lightvessel
DOCTOR TAKEN TO LIGHTVESSEL Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 5.15 on the afternoon of the 1st January, 1962, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the Abertay lightvessel had fallen down the engine-room...
Queen Catherine
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.54 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1956, theShoreham coastguard reported that the Royal Sovereign lightvessel had informed him that a small yacht along- side her was in difficulty and needed a tow to Newhaven....
Gien Mie
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 16th of December, 1957, a local resident heard on his radio that the fishing vessel Gien Mie, of Fleet- wood, needed help. He told the honorary secretary, and at 1.40 the life-boat Ann...
Militence
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1958, the coastguard told the hon- orary secretary that a doctor was needed to examine a badly injured member of the crew of the coaster Militence of Rochester, whose...
San Blas
Penlee, Cornwall. At 6.50 on the morning of the 12th of September, 1959, the port medical officer at Penzance informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the motor vessel San Blas of Stockholm was ill and needed medical...
The Sailing Boat Freya
At 3.30 p.m. on 28th July, 1967, while the second coxswain was returning from Ireland's Eye in his own launch, he saw two flares fired behind the island. He returned to the life-boat and summoned five members of the life-boat crew. The...
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