LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thais
Swanage, Dorset, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 6.10 P.M. on the 6thAugust, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station at Swanage that a sailing yacht had capsized off Christchurch Ledge Buoy, and the motor lifeboat Thomas Markby...
Eureka
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about 4.10 A.M. on the 3rd September, 1939, it was reported that a vessel was showing distress signals about one and a half miles south of Walton Pier. The weather was clear with a strong...
The Aberdeen Trawler Star of Victory
Wick, Caithness-shire.—The Aber- deen trawler Star of Victory had stranded near Keiss on the 25th Octo- ber, 1939, and, as already described, the Wick life-boat City of Edinburgh helped her on that day and rescued her crew of ten on the...
R.M.L. 539
TORPEDO BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—On Decem- ber 30th, 1946, the motor torpedo boat R.M.L. 539, which was in tow of the tug Queensgarth, parted her tow-line during a gale five miles off the Smalls on the Pembrokeshire coast,...
The S.S. Stranmore
GAVE A COURSE IN THE FOG Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 27th of March, 1947, the Tara coastguard sent a warning message that a small vessel appeared to be in danger near Butter Pladdy Buoy.
The weather...
Assurity, of London
Cromer, Norfolk - At 9.3 p.m. on 29th October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary sectreary that the master of the m.v. Assurity of London had had a heart attack andneeded to be brought ashore. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed with...
A Dinghy
Cromer, Norfolk - At 10.10 a.m. on 4th February, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small dinghy with three men on board which was off Haisbro Gat would be in difficulties if they attempted to land. The life-boat Ruby...
The S.S. Panaghia
Shorehani Harbour, Sussex. At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 5th of January, 1959, a message was received from Niton radio that a Greek seaman aboard the S.S. Panaghia had been taken ill and needed medical attention. At 2.55 the life-boat...
Thalassa
Anstruther, Fifeshire. At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 31st of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was flying a distress signal near the North Carr beacon. At 1.50 the life-boat James and Ruby Jackson was...
The S.S. Persic
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.30 on the evening of the 18th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the wireless operator on board the s.s. Persic of Southampton had had a heart attack and needed a doctor. After...