LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 5.40 on the evening of the 20th of June, 1959, the police informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht had been seen drifting on the ebb tide past Broughty Ferry. Her crew of three were waving a white towel or...

Walmer, Kent. At 4.51 on the after- noon of the 13th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the master of the East Goodwin lightvessel had reported a motor yacht burning red flares about half a mile east of the...

Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.38 on the evening of the 10th of October, 1959, the east pier watchman told the cox- swain that red flares had been seen off Ramsgate harbour. At 6.48 the life- boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings in a moderate...

Penlee, Cornwall. At 1.10 early on the morning of the 8th of May, 1960, the port medical officer told the honor- ary secretary that a member of the crew of the Seven Stones lightvessel was ill and asked if the life-boat could land him. At...

Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 25th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing vessel anchored about three miles east-north-east of Ramsey harbour was burning red flares. At one o'clock the...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.46 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a boat anchored three miles south- east of Clacton pier was showing dis- tress signals. At 10.5 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was...

Barrow, Lancashire.—At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 6th of October, 1956, a resident of Roa Island reported that a sixteen-feet dinghy had capsized in Walney Channel. At 2.30 the life- boat Herbert Leigh was launched. The sea was choppy,...

Margate, Kent.—On the afternoon of the 10th of February, 1957, the life- boat Cunard was on passage from Brightlingsea to Margate to carry out temporary duty. At the entrance to the River Colne the coxswain saw a man standing up in a motor...