LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Newhaven, Sussex.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of August, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that two people were cut off by the tide three hundred yards east of Splash Point, Seaford. Eight minutes later the life-boat Cecil...
Twin Sisters
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—In response to signals of distress the Life-boat MaryItabella was launched at 3.46 P.M. on the 12th January, in a whole gale from W.N.W. and a rough sea. On reaching the vessel, the schooner Twin Sisters, of and from...
Mersey
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—On the 2nd April, while a strong breeze was blowing from the S., the schooner Mersey, of Dublin, bound from Waterford, in ballast, for Point of Ayre, anchored near the rocks outside Conister. She was then in a dangerous...
Ellesmere
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The schooner Ellesmere, of Runcorn, bound for Liverpool, with potatoes, had her mainsail and top-gallant sail torn in a gale from E. by S., on the 8th February, and anchored about three-quarters of a mile E.N.E. of the...
Useful
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The Lifeboat Mary Isabella was launched at 6 P.M. on the 29th January in a strong S.S.E. gale and heavy sea and succeeded in saving the crew of four hands of the schooner Useful of Barrow-in-Furness from a position of...
The S.S. Explorer, of Leith
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 10.30 a.m. on 12th March, 1968, a message was received that a member of the crew of the s.s. Explorer of Leith had suffered a heart attack. The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) was launched at 11.30. It...
Tungsha
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 7.20 a.m.
on llth May, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Tungsha of Toiisberg was making for Thurso bay with a passanger who had suffered a heart attack. She...
Pamela
Peel, Isle of Man - At 10.36 a.m. on 15th July, 1968, it was learnt that a small boat was in difficulties off Lynague. The life-boat Helena Harris - Manchester and District XXXI was launched at 10.50 in a fresh south westerly wind with...
A Sailing Dinghy
Coverack, Cornwall - At 9.52 p.m.
on 9th April, 1969, it was learnt that a sailing dinghy on passage from Falmouth to Coverack was overdue.
At 10 o'clock the life-boat William Taylor of Oldham was...
Tomboy
FLARES OFF LIZARD The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall.
At 10.54 P-m- on 3fd May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares were burning off the Lizard. As a fishing vessel was known to be on passage from...