LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 1.10 early on the morning of the 4th of January, 1957. the coastguard telephoned to say that the Trinity House Superintendent at Swansea had asked for the life-boat to bring ashore a sick man from the Helwick...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 4.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1957, the life-boat H.C.J., on temporary duty at the station, was launched for a routine exercise with the honorary secretary, Mr. C. A. Perry, on...

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 4.46 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1957, it was learnt that the yacht Donna had capsized in the bay off Monks- house. The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched at 4.55 in a moderate sea. There was a...

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 2.52 on the afternoon of the 1st of Septem- ber, 1957, the coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized south of the pier head. The life-boat Edian Court- auld put out at 3.5 in a slight...

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 2.54 on the afternoon of the 14th of September.

1957, the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was flying a distress signal about a mile and a half south-east of Southwold harbour. The life-boat...

Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 8.45 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1957, a message was received from the Irish Lights Office that a member of the crew of the Arklow lightvessel had been taken ill. At 9.10 the life-boat Inbhear Mor was...

LOBSTER FISHERS ADRIFT ALL NIGHT St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.40 on the morning .of the 14th of August, 1947, information was received that two men, who had left Solva in their motor fishing boat Don to attend to their lobster pots,...

MOTOR YACHT WITHOUT FUEL Selsey, Sussex.—-At 4.5 in the morning of the 31st of October, 1947, the coast- guard reported that a motor yacht, short of fuel and moored to the stern of the Owers Light-vessel, needed help, and the- motor...