LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Yacht
Dungeness, Kent.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 24th of July, 1952, the life-boat mechanic reported that a yacht was in difficulties two miles west of the life-boat station. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched at 10.45 in a...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Selsey, Sussex. — At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 3rd of August, 1952.
the West Wittering police reported that a fourteen-feet sailing dinghy, which had a crew of two from H.M.S.
Collingwood, had capsized...
Friso
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 9.10 on the night of the 6th of December, 1952, the harbour master reported that he had seen flares about four miles east of Clogher Head pier, and at 9.50 the life-boat George and Caroline Ermen was launched....
Old Bob Leach
Hastings, Sussex.—At 4.33 on the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1952, the life-boat honorary secretary saw a fishing boat about five miles to the south-east burn flares. At 4.36 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched in a slight sea with a...
Sparkling Wave
Arklow, Co. Wlcklow.—At 7.15 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1953, the life-boat motor mechanic reported that flares had been seen about three miles east-by-north of Arklow harbour.
At 7.47 the life-boat Inbhear A/or...
Speedy
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 17th of May, 1953, a report came by telephone of a yacht flying a distress signal a quarter of a mile east-bv-north of the Wyre Light.
At 11.50 the life-boat Ann Letitia...
Alanna
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 5.50 on the 29th of June, 1953, the Walton- on-the-Xaze coastguard rang up to say that the German steamer Dorte, of Stade. had taken in tow a yacht which had been in difficulties on the North East Gunfleet Sands...
Alwena
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 5.55 on the even- ing of the 4th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a motor launch was flying distress signals off the Point of Air lighthouse, and at 6.30 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was...
The Converted Dutch Sailing Barge Dobber
Clacton-on- Sea, Essex.—At 3.32 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, a yacht was reported to be in distress east of the pier, and at 3.38 the life- boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched.
The sea was rough, with a...
Cloetta
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 3rd of September, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the yacht Cloetta, of Burnham-on- Crouch, was aground four and a quarter miles south-east of Clacton pier. A later message...