LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 7.15 in the evening of the 26th of June, 1949, a report was received through the aCivic Guard that a man had fallen over the cliffs between Redrock and Drumleek to the south of Howth. It was impos- sible to reach him...
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Kilmore, Wexford.—At half past two in the afternoon on the 8th of August, 1949, a signal fire was seen on the Great Saltee Island. Two men were known to be camping there and, as a strong south-westerly breeze was blowing with a rough sea and...
Ocean Harvest
Petertead, Aberdeenshire. — At 2.25 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a message was received from the Rattray Head coastguard, through the Peterhead coastguard, stating that a steam drifter was ashore at Rattray Head.
A light...
White Heather
YACHT TOWED IN AFTER CREW SCRAMBLE ASHORE Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 8.3 on the morning of the 24th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a 34-foot auxiliary yacht White Heather, which had anchored off Clacton beach,...
Ariel
LAUNCHED AGAIN At 3.58 p.m. on loth August, 1965, the coastguard told the wife of the motor mechanic that a cargo ship was on the rocks five miles east of Selsey Bill. The motor mechanic was on his way home from the previous launch and was...
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Mallaig, Invernesshire - At 8.55 p.m. on yth May, 1966, the doctor informed the honorary secretary that a patient on the Isle of Rhum needed to be removed to hospital immediately, and as no other suitable craft was available it was requested...
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Newhaven, Sussex. At 10.22 on the morning of the 30th of December, 1959, the coastguard passed on to the honor- ary secretary a report from the police at Brighton that a woman had fallen in the sea off Saltdean. At 10.35 the life-boat...
A Boat
Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 29th of January, 1961, the coxswain was told that a small boat was in difficulties off Cullercoats. In the absence of the honorary secretary he ordered the life- boat to...
A Whaler from H.M.N.Z.S. Taranaki
Weymouth, Dorset. At 3.8 on the afternoon of the 6th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a whaler from H.M.N.Z.S.
Taranaki, with three men aboard, hadcapsized in the middle of Portland harbour...
Doy
Newhaven, Sussex. At 11.25 on the night of the 3rd September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was ashore east of the river Cuckmere. At 11.55 the life- boat Kathleen Mary was launched in a gentle...