LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Prolific
AT MUCKLE ROE Aith, Shetlands. At 12.30 p.m. on 4th December, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had been reported aground on the rocks at Muckle Roe, opposite the isle of Papa Little. The life-boat John...
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Torbay, Devon.—At 5.25 on the after- noon of the 24th of August, 1954, the Berry Head coastguard rang up to say that a boy had fallen over a cliff at Sharkham Point and that a rescue party had gone to his help. At 6.34 the coastguard...
Alice
Coverack, Cornwall.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 20th of September, 1954, a man reported that a rowing boat fitted with an outboard motor was in difficulties near Lowland Point. At 11.5 the life-boat William Taylor of Oldham was launched...
Rugby
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — At 12.43 early on the morning of the 1st of February, 1955, the coastguard tele- phoned that a trawler had run on the rocks at Inverallochy. At 1.12 the life- boat The Duchesx of Kent was...
Lindfar
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 25th of March, 1955, a wireless message was heard from the fishing boat Lindfar, of Eyemouth, that she was returning to Eyemouth, as a member of her crew had been badly injured by a winch....
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Galway Bay.—At 11.45 on the morning of the 10th of May, 1955, the doctor at Inishmore telephoned that a man there was in urgent need of hospital treat- ment at Galway and asked if the life- boat would take him to the...
Cietrzew
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At 11.40 on the morning of the 3rd of May, 1955, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the Polish trawler Cietrzew had wire- lessed that she was in great danger and needed help 140 miles east of...
Beautiful Star
Dunbar, East Lothian.—During the morning of the 14th of June, 1955, it was reported that the local fishing boat Beautiful Star, which had a crew of two, was overdue. At 12.15 a message from Skateraw stated that she had been seen drifting and...
A Motor Boat (2)
Plymouth, Devon.—At 10.50 on the night of the 27th of June, 1955, the Longroom signal station telephoned that a motor boat needed help outside the breakwater. At 11.10 the life- boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out, with the honorary...
A Rubber Tyre
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 3.47 on the after- noon of the 2nd of September, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that some people were drifting out to sea on a rubber tyre off Walcott. At 3.55 the No. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg was launched. There was...