LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tank Queen
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 11.20 on the morning of the 3rd of March, 1956, the coastguard reported that the tanker Tank Queen, of Oslo, had anchored off Southend in dense fog and needed a doctor. One of her deck boys was thought to have...
Ballyclare
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — During the evening of the 30th of May, 1956, the life-boat motor mechanic heard on his private radio that the coaster Bally- clare was ashore on Patterson's Rock.
Although no confirmation...
Mercedes
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At about 2.20 A.M. on the 9th October, 1938, the coastguard at Orlock Head telephoned that a small vessel about a mile and a half N.E. of the Head was burning distress signals. She was the motor boat Mercedes, of...
Cheyenne
_ _ Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork. — At 3.20 A.M. on the 16th September, 1939, a telephone message was received from the Superintendent of the Coast Life-Saving Service that the motor vessel Cheyenne, a tanker of Newcastle, had been sunk by enemy...
Gwylan
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—At 2.25 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1953, the life-boat Aguila Wren was launched for a routine exercise. She pa- trolled the area in which some dinghies were sailing in a local regatta, and about four...
Royal Exchange
Aith, Shetlands. — At 11.25 on the night of the 24th of October, 1953, a crofter telephoned the coxswain that a fishing boat was making distress signals at The Rona, off Aith Voe.
Five minutes after midnight the life- boat...
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Galway Bay.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th of December, 1953, the local doctor asked if the life-boat would take him to Inishere Island, to attend a very sick man. who might have to be moved to the main- land. As no other...
Nellie
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the 29th of July, 1956, the yacht Nellie was moored alongside Rosslare Pier and was being severely buffeted. The owner decided to make passage to Wexford. Fortunately the life-boat crew kept the yacht under...
A Yacht
Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a fourteen-feet yacht, with a man and his wife on board, had capsized off Traeth Bychan. At 4.25 the life-boat Watkin Williams was...
Shaheen
Dover, Kent. — About 5.30 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1956, a yacht was seen from the eastern arm of the dock, apparently in difficulties off the Forelands. 'The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...