LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Valerie and Miranda
Caister, Norfolk.—About noon on the 29th of July, 1957, a small boat was seen from the boathouse to be flying a distress flag. She was towing a larger vessel and appeared to be mak- ing little progress north of the north- west Scroby buoy....
Lapwing
Plymouth, Devon. At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 23rd of March, 1958, the Queen's harbour master informed the coxswain that the coaster Lapwing, of London, was drifting out of control with engine failure six to seven miles...
A Motor Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.42 on the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat anchored off Colne Point was dragging her anchor and showing a distress signal at the mast-head. The...
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Flamborough and Filey, Yorkshire - At 3.20 p.m. on 9th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a youth had fallen over the cliff about two miles north west of the life-boat station. The IRB stationed at Filey was...
Sea Knight
EMPTY CABIN CRUISER AND DINGHY FOUND Poole, Dorset. At 2.35 on the morning of the 30th September, 1962, the police informed the coastguard that two men were missing in a cabin cruiser. They had left twelve hours earlier to dig for bait at...
Aldebaran
ESCORT FOR HOLED DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL Holyhead, Anglesey. At 10.27 on the morning of the 20th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a Dutch motor vessel was making water rapidly and needed help...
Allantide
FRENCH TRAWLER TOWED THROUGH HEAVY SEAS Gal way Bay. At 1.30 on the morning of the 17th April, 1963, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that a French trawler needed help ten miles south-west of North Aran light. The life-boat...
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Salcombe, Devon. At 2.50 on the morning of the 7th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a boy was missing at Burgh Island and that it was thought he had fa!!en over a cliff. A request was made for the help...
Stranraer: Representatives Oflnd Coope Alloa Brewery Company
Stranraer: Representatives oflnd Coope Alloa Brewery Company and the Co-operative Society in Scotland, Mr West, Mr McCulloch, Mr Young and Mr Thomson, were present at Stranraer boathouse on Saturday July 23 for the handing over of the new D... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Motor Boat
Three overboard FOLLOWING reports of three men overboard from a motor boat off Bangor Harbour, Belfast Coastguard alerted the honorary secretary of Bangor lifeboat station at 1849 on July 21, 1987 and the station's D class inflatable...