LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mamounia
Dover, Kent.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 1st of July, 1956, the Eastern Arm signal station reported that a small sailing yacht was in difficulties close inshore to South Foreland. At 6.25 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a rough...
Poseidon
On the night of the 23rd of January, 1954, the Montrose, Angus, and the Aberdeen life-boats both went to the help of the fishing boat Poseidon, of Rothesay, whose engines had broken down. A south-easterly gale was blowing, and there was a...
Maybe
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 27th of May, 1954, the life-boat's motor mechanic saw the yacht Maybe, of Dun Laog- haire, capsize half a mile off the Nose of Howth. Five minutes later the life-boat R.P.L....
Janet
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 5.3 on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a small boat was in difficulties off Pen- ryn Point South Stack. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched at 5.12....
Evertsen
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 12.42 in the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1948, the Gorleston coastguard reported that the Dutch motor vessel Evertsen, which was off the harbour, had signalled for a doctor. Six...
A Motor Launch (1)
Berwick - on - Tweed, Northumberland.— Just after 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th of June, 1948, the coastguard reported that a motor launch, in trying to enter the harbour in a fresh northerly breeze, with a heavy swell, had run...
Pilot Me II
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 8th of January, 1949, the local fishing boat Pilot Me II was at sea.
The wind increased rapidly until it was blowing strongly from the north-west, with a heavy sea breaking on the...
A Rubber Dinghy (1)
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 3.25 in the afternoon of the 31st of July, 1949, information was received through the coastguard at Easington that a rubber dinghy was drifting half a mile off Easington, and the life-boat City of Bradford //was...
Some Ways of Raising Money
The Public Relations Officer of the R.N.L.I., Mr. Patrick Howarth gave 'readings from his autobiography in verse, 'Play Back a Lifetime'' at the George Hotel, Beaconsfield, on 5th February. It was the world premiere and the...
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Wear Star
Sunderland, Co. Durham - At 11.56 a.m. on 10th March, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Wear Star was in difficulties south east of the South Outlet. The life-boat William Myers and Sarah Jane Myers was launched at 12.15 in a strong...