LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tequila
OWNER'S GRATITUDE Dungeness, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 15th October, 1963, a man informed the honorary secretary that a small boat had fired two flares 150 yards off shore between Galloways and Dungeness. The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
Pandora
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 9.20 p.m. on 2nd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been reported about five miles west of Aberaeron.
The life-boat St. Albans was launched at 9.55...
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Arranmore, Donegal - At 11.30 a.m.
on 25th November, 1967, the doctor at Bunbeg informed the coxswain that the life-boat's assistance was required to convey a sick man from Tory Island to Burtonport. The lifeboat W. M....
Sea Ker, of Bideford
Clovelly, Devon-At 10.50 p.m. on 16th June, 1968, it was learnt that acabin cruiser from Bideford was fogbound in Barnstaple bay. Twenty minutes later the coastguard requested the assistance of the life-boat to search for the boat. The...
Girl Mina
Life-boat 70-002 at Longhope, Orkney - At 2.18 p.m. on 22nd March, 1969, while life-boat 70-002 was at Longhope and her crew were preparing to go ashore to attend the funeral of the crew of the Longhope life-boat, the coastguard reported to...
None
Plymouth, Devon - At 6.43 p.m. on 10th June, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two children were stranded on rocks between Picklecombe and Cremyll.
At 7.3 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse...
A Dinghy (1)
Coverack, Cornwall. At 4.38 on the afternoon of the 17th of July, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed that a dinghy appeared to be in difficulties and was being blown ashore on Low- land Point. The life-boat William Taylor of Oldham...
Maricke
Swanage, Dorset. At 8.6 on the even- ing of the 14th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a yacht with two people on board was drifting near Old Hang Rocks. The life-boat R.L.P. put out at 8.19 in a gentle...
A Yacht (5)
Salcombe, Devon. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 27th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties a mile and a half west of Bolt Head. The life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse was...
Belmare
Penlee, Cornwall. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 27th of September, 1960, the honorary secretary informed the coxswain that the life-boat Solomon Browne would be required to take a sick man off the Swedish tanker...