LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The fishing-boats also went to their fishing-grounds at 2 A.M. on the 28th March. At 5.30 the wind commenced to blow strongly, and at 7 o'clock it had increased to a gale from the E.S.E., and the sea .was very rough. Nine of the boats...

Two men who had gone out at 1 P.M. on the 23rd June for a few hours' pleasure fishing in the motor boat Sleuth Hound were overtaken by a thick fog. As they did not return it was thought that they had landed somewhere along the coast, but...

Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 19th of December, 1954, a message was received from Mizen Head asking if the life-boat would take a relief keeper and stores to the Inish- tearaght Rock lighthouse. At eleven o'clock...

Dungeness, Kent. At 3.57 on the morn- ing of the 17th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore at Dunge- ness and making water. When the life- boat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 4.25 there...

TOW FOR YACHT WITH ENGINE BREAKDOWN Troon, Ayrshire. At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 7th September, 1962, the pilot at Troon harbour informed the honorary secretary that a small cabin cruiser appeared to be in difficulties and drifting close...

MAY 11TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 6.16 P .M. a message was received from the coastguard at Cliff End that a motor launch off Barton-on-Sea had broken down, and that its occupants were waving clothing to attract attention. As the sea...

JUNE 7TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A request was received from the principal light-keeper at Tuskar Rock for the life-boat to bring ashore a sick man from the light-house. A very strong southwest gale was blowing, with a very rough...

WEXFORD, IRELAND.—The No. 1 (large) Life-boat, placed at Wexford about four- teen years since, having become unfit for further service, it was replaced by the Institution in November, 1871—a very fine boat, 40 feet long and 10 feet wide,...