LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kestral
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 3rd of December, 1949, the life-boat coxswain saw a motor boat drifting down the river Tay. There • was a man on board, waving his jacket. At 4.18 the life- boat Mono was launched in a...
Sunray
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 6.40 on the night of the 1st of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a vesselwas burning rags two miles north-by- east of Heugh Light. A strong south- erly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 7.20...
The Coningbeg Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At 2.5 in the afternoon on the 19th of March, 1950, a message was relayed by the Valentia radio station from the Coningbeg Light- vessel. She asked for the life-boat as a man on board the lightvessel was sick, suffering...
Dirk II
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.52 in the afternoon, on the 12th of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the Customs at Brightlingsea had reported a yacht on her beam ends, and high and dry in Ray Sand Channel. At 4.15 the life-boat...
Crest
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At half past eight in the evening, on the 19th of May, 1950, a telephone call from Port Skerra reported a fishing boat flying distress signals. At 8.45 the life-boat H.C.J. was launched in a rough sea with a strong...
Mizpah
Montrose, Angus.—About 5.20 in the evening, on the 5th of June, 1950, the Usan coastguard telephoned that the local motor fishing vessel Mizpah was overdue. At 5.35 the life-boat The Good Hope was launched, in charge of the second coxswain,...
A Rowing Boat
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—On the morning of the 15th of July, 1950, two men from Cwmyreglwys were out in a rowing boat attending to their lobster pots. At ten o'clock the coastguard reported them well overdue, and later said they...
A Yacht
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At six o'clock on the evening of the 15th of September, 1950, a resident telephoned the harbour master that a yacht was in difficulties. At 6.20 the life-boat Dunleary II was launched in a smooth sea...
Fishing Boats (4)
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the afternoon of the 15th of February, 1951, two keel boats which had reached har- bour reported to the life-boat coxswain that four open fishing cobles were at sea in bad weather. At 2.25 the life-boat E...
A Small Metal Dinghy
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 4.45 in the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1951, the coxswain heard that a small metal dinghy with an outboard motor had not been seen since three o'clock. He informed the coastguard, and at 5.0 the life-boat The...