LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wyre Captain
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 1.25 on the morning of the 13th of October, 1950, the Kilchoman coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Wyre Captain, of Fleetwood, had reported that she was ashore in Islay Sound off Port Askaig and needed...
Rocquaine
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 17th of December, 1950, the coastguard said that a ship four miles east of Lowestoft was in need of help.
At 5.30 the life-boat Michael Stephens was launched, in a fresh west-north-...
Glen
Aberdeen.—At 6.55 on the night of the 14th of February, 1951, the Greg- ness coastguard reported a small boat burning flares one mile east-north-east of Gregness. Fifteen minutes later the No. 1. life-boat Emma Constance left her moorings in...
Ludwig
Amble, Northumberland.—About 9.55 on the night of the 1st of May, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had fired a rocket east of the Coquet lightvessel. At 10.15 the life- boat J. W. Archer was launched. There was a slight swell...
lolanthe
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 4.20 in the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1951, the Salt burn coastguard tele- phoned that a fishing boat had anchored in a dangerous position in Pennyhole, and at 4.47 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched....
Ensign
On the 15th April the South Shields coast- guard reported that a steamer was ashore at the end of the South pier. A moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, and the weather was thick. The motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan...
The Anastatia
DRIFTING TOWARDS THE ROCKS Wicklow.—At 4.30 in the afternoon of January 28th, 1947, the lighthouse keeper at Wicklow Head telephoned that a fishing boat was flying distress signals half a mile south-east of the Head. A strong...
H.M. Motor Launch E.C. 83
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At four in the afternoon of the 19th of March, 1952, the Foreland coastguard tele- phoned that a naval motor launch had run ashore at Black Rock, Whitecliff Bay, and at 4.13 the life-boat Milburn, on temporary duty...
Ann Gail
Howth, Co. Dublin.—On the evening of the 13th of September, 1952, an air- craft reported to the Dublin harbour office that a yacht was in difficulties half a mile east of Bailey Light, and at 9.15 the life-boat R.P.L. was launched. The sea...
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Valentia, Co. Kerry.—On the 3rd of February, 1953, the Commissioners of Irish Lights asked if the life-boat would take relief keepers and supplies to the Skelligs Rocks lighthouse, as the Commissioners' steamer was on duty elsewhere. At...