LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Luz
Information was received from the coastguard at 3.30A.M.
on the 23rd December that a vessel in the Roads was burning flares for assist- ance. The crew of the No. 1 Life- boat Eliza Harriet were promptly assembled, and the...
Largo Bay
Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.—• At about 12.45 in the morning of the 27th of April, 1948, it was reported to the coastguard that the local motor fishing boat Largo Bay, which had gone out during the evening of the previous day had not...
Purbeck
Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1952, an ex-life-boat coxswain tele- phoned that a vessel had gone ashore on Newcombe Sands. The tide was very low, and at 7.45, when it had risen sufficiently, the life-boat...
Peace and Plenty
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a fish- ing boat was in difficulties with a fouled propeller off Cuckmere haven and needed help. At 12.50 the life- boat Cecil and Lilian...
Pilot
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.59 on the afternoon of the 5th of September, 1957, a message was received from the east pier watch that a yacht was sig- nalling for help off Quern buoy. At 4.8 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings. The...
The Shipwash Lightvessel
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 9.43 on the morning of the 8th of October, 1957, Trinity House Depot at Harwich asked if the life-boat would bring ashore the sick master of the Shipwash lightvessel, who needed medical treatment urgently.
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Jean
Newbiggin, Northumberland. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 22nd of November, 1957, it was reported that all the local fishing boats with the exception of the Jean had landed. As conditions were becoming worse, the life-boat...
llen
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 4.5 on the after- noon of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a rowing boat, fitted with an outboard motor, three miles south-east of Ramsgate, appeared to be in difficulties. At 4.14 the life-boat...
Fishing Cobles, Motor launch, Pleasure Boat, Speed Boat and Motor Cruiser
EIGHT IN ROUGH SEA Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 1.45 p.m.
on 13th September, 1964, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the fishing cobles White Heather, Kate and Violet, My Judith and Emmanuel, the converted motor...
A Boat (1)
SMALL BOAT ADRIFT New Brighton, Cheshire. At 6.40 p.m. on 7th October, 1964, the stageman told the honorary secretary that a small boat was adrift in midstream off Brazil buoy, in the river Mersey. Three men were on board and she was...