LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Groveland
On the morning of the 25th November it was reported that a steamer was apparently ashore near the Inner Binks, and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 10.15 A.M. The wind was only light, with a slight ground sea, but...
Mab
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 3.40 on the morning of the 6th of June, 1955, the life-boat shore attendant reported that a vessel was burning flares on the south side of the harbour. At 3.55 the life-boat A.E.D. put out. The sea was rough, there...
Brief Encounter, of Southampton
Poole, Dorset.—At 4.15 on the morning of the 29th of May, 1957, the South- bourne coastguard telephoned that a small yacht needed help as she was aground opposite the Sandbanks pavi- lion. The life-boat Thomas Kirk Wright put out at 4.25 in...
Dew-i-wyn
.—At 11.35 A.M.
on the 30th September a telephone message was received at the coastguard's station, Clovelly, from the coastguard at Hartland Point, to the effect that a ketch was showing signals of...
Claire Rita
Bonlmer, Northumberland. At 5.8 on the afternoon of the 10th of August, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Claire Rita of Banff was aground off Hauxley Head. At 5.57 the life- boat Clarissa...
Swiftsure
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 2.15 on the morning of the 4th of September, 2959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had gone ashore on the north side of Wick harbour in thick fog. At 2.55 the life- boat City of...
Fishing Cobles
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 10.35 on the morning of the 5th of April, 1956, the life-boat coxswain reported that the weather had deteriorated and that six fishing cobles were still at sea.
It was decided that the...
Fishing Boats (1)
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— During the morning of the 20th March, 1939, a message was received from the Seahouses coastguard that seven fishing boats of Beadnell were outside the harbour, but unable to enter owing to the very heavy...
November (1)
NOVEMBER MEETING INCHCOLM ISLAND, FIFESHIRE. On the evening of the 15th of July, 1945, five men and women of the Services went out on pleasure in a naval dinghy intending to sail from Aberdour to Inchcolm. They started in calm weather, but...
Category: Services
Bellbo
R.A.F. DESERTERS RESCUED Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 4.35 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1947, the coastguard at Warden Point reported a small yacht, with her engine broken down, drifting near forts on the Shivering Sands, and the...