LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fleetwood Sea Cadet Harbour Launch
OUT ALL DAY Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 11.40 a.m. on i8th June, 1965, the coastguard reported that the Royal Navy frigate H.M.S. Blackpool, which was anchored off Blackpool, had the Fleetwood sea cadet harbour launch alongside, badly damaged....
Pamela (1)
St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. At 9.55 on the evening of the 27th of September, 1958, the coxswain told the honorary secretary he had received a message thatthe fishing boat Pamela of Grimsby had left Tresco at 7.30 for St. Martin's but...
The S.S. Downshire
Newcastle, Co. Down.—On the 8th of December, 1954, the S.S. Downshire, of Belfast, a collier bound for Dundrum from Garston, ran hard ashore on the sands three quarters of a mile west of Dundrum harbour entrance, but the life-boat was not...
City of Ghent
Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At 8.27 on the evening of the 15th of November, 1955, the motor vessel City of Ghent, of Dublin, wirelessed that she had run ashore about three miles north-east- by-east of Lizard, but had later re- floated and was...
A Rowing Boat (1)
THREE WERE STRANDED Howth, Dublin. At 8.53 p.m. on 8th July, 1964, the Howth garda told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported to be in difficulties off Lambay.
There was a moderate to fresh westerly breeze...
Ceol-na-Mara
Aberdeen's Arun class lifeboat was on service for almost seven hours in gale force winds when the fishing vessel Ceol-na-Mara sprang a leak some 30 miles from the station.The Arun, BP Forties, was launched at 0430 on 12 February 1995...
Zem Zem, of London
JULY 18TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.
As soon as the motor life-boat J. B.
Proudfoot, on temporary duty at the station, returned at 4.40 in the afternoon, after towing the boat Harriett into...
The S.S. Goteborg
FEBRUARY 10TH . - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE. At 11.24 P.M. the coastguard reported a vessel ashore at Fifeness. The night was calm, with a light northerly wind, but the wind freshened later, with squalls of snow. The motor life-boat Nellie and...
The S.S. Sandenburgh
JANUARY 28TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM. At 8.20 A.M. information was received from the coastguard that a vessel was aground at Seaton Carew. A moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea, but the vessel did not appear to be in any...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Wayside Flower, Energy, Betty and Winifred
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 1.30 p.m.
on 25th January, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that four motor fishing vessels. Wayside Flower, Energy, Betty and Winifred were fishing in bad weather. The life-boat Tillie...