LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Audrey
Poole and Bournemouth, Dorsetshire.— At eight o'clock in the evening of the 4th of September, 1949, the South bourne coastguard reported that a small vessel was on fire near Poole harbour entrance.
At 8.5 the life-boat...
Dozmare
Moelfre, Anglesey.—During the afternoon of the 6th June, 1938, the Holyhead coastguard telephoned that a small sailing yacht had been reported making heavy weather about four miles out to sea. Owing to bad visibility, it was not possible to...
Cobra, of London
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht about two miles S.E. of the look-out appeared to be flying an ensign upsidedown, thus making a signal of distress.
A...
Flying Fox
Poolbeg, Co. Dublin.—At 9.10 on the evening of the 18th of July, 1954, the Dublin Port and Docks Board Bathing Master telephoned that a yacht had run ashore between No. 4 and No. 6 buoys in the River Liffey. At 9.40 the life-boat Helen Blake...
Red Gurnet
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 8.10 on the morning of the 26th of August, 1955, the Strumble Head coastguard rang up to say that the Strumble Head lightkeeper had reported that a yacht was becalmed to the west of Strumble Head. At 8.45 the...
Erla
Salcombe, Devon.—At 8.11 on the evening of the 12th of September, 1955, the Polruan coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht was in distress T.'est-by-north of Prawle Point. At 8.25 the life-boat C.D.E.C., on tem- porary duty at the...
Una
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. — Shortly after 10.30 P.M. on the 5th July the coastguard received a message from the Gunfleet lighthouse that the Barrow Deep light-vessel was firing signals of distress. The weather was fine, with a calm sea and...
Helen
Barrow, Lancashire. — At 8.55 on the night of the 7th of July, 1952, whilst the coxswain was on duty aboard the pilot boat, a message was intercepted from Morecambe Bay Lightvessel to Seaforth Radio that a small yacht bound for Fleetwood...
Velma
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 1.15 in the early morning of the 14th of July, 1952, the life-boat Mary Scott, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in response to a call from the Gorton Lightvessel, received through the...
Tango
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...