LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Appledore, Devon.—At 5.15 in the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1948, the Westward Ho coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to be in diffi- culties eight miles north-east of Hart- land Point, and at 5.35 the motor life- boat The...

Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— At 12.20 in the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1948, information was received that a yacht was in distress and dragging her anchor towards the rocks at the harbour entrance, and the motor life-boat Sarah...

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At five in the evening of the 20th of November, 1948, a signal was received from the motor vessel Menapia, of Wexford, that a doctor was urgently needed, and the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson...

Scaiborough, Yorkshire.—At 6.44 in the evening of the 5th of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that flares could be seen one mile north by east of Burniston, and the motor life- boat Herbert Joy II was lauriched at 6.55. The...

Girvan, Ayrshire. — At 4.40 in the afternoon of the 20th of March, 1949, the Alpha, of Stranraer, a ketch with an auxiliary engine, was seen to be at anchor three miles south of the har- bour. It looked as if her engines had broken down. A...

Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.55 on the night pf the 16th of April, 1949, the Tara coastguard telephoned that red flares could be seen about two miles south of the South Rock Lightvessel, and the life-boat Herbert John was launched at 12...

Hastings, Sussex.—About 12.40 in the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1949, the Fairlight coastguard telephoned that a sailing boat from Dungeness, with one man on board, appeared to be at anchor half a mile south by east of Fairlight Cove,...

Fowey, Cornwall.—About 5.40 in the evening of the 28th of August, 1949, the Polruan coastguard reported a vessel in distress three miles east-south-east of Mevagissey, and at 6 o'clock the life- boat C.D.E.C. was launched in a light...