LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ida Bakke, and Oil Tanker British Influence
SEPT . 15TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. A telephone message was received from the Superintendent of the Coast Life-Saving Service at about 6.30 A.M., asking that the life-boat should be sent out to meet the Norwegian motor vessel...
Venus and Pilot Me
About 5 A.M. on the 18th October four of the local fishing boats put to sea. Shortly afterwards the wind veered to the N.N.W. and increased to a strong gale with very heavy seas which made it dangerous to enter the harbour. One of the boats...
DIVE BOAT SINKS
KYLE OF LOCHALSH | 15 NOVEMBER
When a dive boat with three divers ran aground, the Kyle of Lochalsh crew rushed to the rescue. Finding the divers safe on the rocks, the crew decided to wait for the tide to flood before towing the...
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Lobora
FLEETWOOD.—On the 7th November one of the severest storms known for years was experienced on this part of the Coast of Lancashire. "While it was at its height signals of distress were observed throe miles out at sea on "Bernard'...
Lillian
NIGHT SEARCH THE life-boat at Buckie, BanfFshire, was launched on 8th August, 1971, because the 20-foot motor ketch Lillian, which had left Findochty at 3 p.m.
for Hopeman, had not arrived at her...
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Flamborough, Yorkshire. At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 3rd September, 1961, the police informed the coxswain that a man had fallen down the cliffs at Bempton, three miles north of Flam- borough Head. The life-boat Friendly Forester was...
Boston Seafoam
Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 10.45 p.m. on 22nd October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honor-ary secretary that red flares had been reported in the area of the island of Scarba. The life-boat Francis...
Launch Out, Vesper and Guiding Star
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 11.20 on the morning of the 4th of February, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say the agents for the local fishing vessels Launch Out, Vesper and Guiding Star had reported that they were at sea in very heavy weather and...
Phaedra
30-mile tow to safety for yacht adrift among rigs The rescue of two people from a yacht kept Cromer's Tyne class lifeboat at sea for 12 hours in winds of up to Force 9 on 28 September 1988. More than nine hours were spent towing the...
David
TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER WITH ANGLERS ABOARD Plymouth, Devon. At 8.45 on the evening of the 13th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht needed help near Draystone buoy. There was a moderate breeze...