LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Medina
TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER DRIFTING ON TO ROCKS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 5.58 on the afternoon of the 7th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in need of help in Newbiggin Bay, and...
A Minesweeper
LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY MINESWEEPER AGROUND Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 8.2 on the morning of the 2nd April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a minesweeper had been reported ashore near St. Catherine's Point. There...
Sea Clown
TOW FOR MOTOR WSSEL WITH FIVE ABOARD Hastings, Sussex. At 3.57 p.m. on Sunday the 21st of July, 1963, the coastguard informed the wife of the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Sea Clown of Rye had broken down off Pett Level. There was...
Endeavour III
PROPELLER TROUBLE Caister, Norfolk. At 8.50 a.m. on i6th October, 1963, the police told the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was flying distress signals off Caister. The life-boat motor mechanic, who was in the boat-house, confirmed...
Inchworm
LOST PROPELLER Margate, Kent. At 7.7 p.m. on 9th October, 1963, the pilot office at Margate told the honorary secretary that a boat was flashing a light near Foreness Point.
The coastguard was informed of the incident, and...
Whitehaven
Appledore, Devon. At 12.20 a.m.
on 15th December, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Whitehaven, of Newcastle, had a seriously injured seaman aboard who had severed a thumb and needed...
St. Trillo
ON THE ROCKS Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire.
At 5.30 a.m. on 23rd October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the m.v. St. Trillo was aground six miles south-west of Porthdinllaen. There was a strong...
The Dory Shetlander I
Walmer, Kent. At 5.14 on the afternoon of the 7th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small blue yacht had capsized off the Royal Marines' rifle range. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32)...
Dinkie
Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 6.30 on the evening of the 10th of July, 1959, the coxswain was informed that a sailing dinghj had capsized half a mile east of Cullercoats harbour. Five minutes later the life-boat Isaac andMary Bolton was...
Fidra
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 7.39 on the morning of the 30th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the motor vessel Fidra of Leith that one of her crew was in pain with...