LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 3.27 on the morning of the 20th of June, 1955,the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard telephoned that the Galloper light- vessel had reported that a motor yacht two miles north-east of the light- vessel had fired red...

ALONE FROM SALCOMBE TO SKYE Appledore, Devon.—At 10.15 on the night of the 27th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties three miles west-south-west of the Westward Ho look-out.] The motor life-boat...

Yacht given tow WHEN a man on the shore reported seeing a yacht driven aground, the Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, lifeboat put out on May 4.

She was the lifeboat Dunleary II, on temporary duty at the station, and she slipped...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.5 on the afternoon of the 21st of February, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Mid-Barrow light- vessel had reported that a cabin cruiser appeared to be aground two miles...

Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 4.48 on the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Fulham VIII had reported that she had been in collision with the yacht Caribon and that the yacht'...

Three saved after 11 hour service to yachtcromer lifeboat 2nd Coxswain Billy Davies received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for saving the lives of three crew and their yacht after an eleven hour 1/etU *.

Casualty taken in tow half-a-mile from rocks in on-shore galeThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to the secretary of the Sennen Cove lifeboat station commending the coxswain and crew for their actions during a service to a...

Baltimore and Courtmacsherry, Co.

Cork.—At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 8th of July, 1956, the Garda at Castle- townshend telephoned that the local yacht Charis had put out the day before and had not returned. At two...