LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 5.9 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard told the second cox- swain that a yacht was in difficulties south of Pakefield church, two miles south-south-west of the coastguard station. Eight minutes...
Fulmar
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th of December, 1955, a report was received that the local lobster boat Fulmar was at anchor in Huip Sound but that she was in danger of sinking, as there was a very rough sea...
Silver Shadow
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Niton radio station. A ship had re- ported that the fishing boat Silver Shadow, which had a crew...
Mary (1)
Filey, Yorkshire.—About half past three in the afternoon on the 14th of November, 1949, the coastguard tele- phoned that the life-boat coxswain at Flamborough had reported a fishingcoble, broken down but under sail, a mile north-east of the...
Ebb Tide
Ilfracombe, Devon.—At one in the early morning of the 7th of July, 1950, the coastguard transmitted a radio message received from the steamer Kocquaine. She was off Lundy in company with the motor yacht Ebb Tide, disabled by an...
Van Brakel
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At 4.50 in the morning, on the 26th of January, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was aground on the north side of the entrance to Boulmer Haven.
She was sounding her siren. At 5.15 the...
Forward
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 3.7 in the morning of the 5th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a woman had reported that her husband and two others had put out in the fishing boat Forward, of Beaumaris, at one o'clock the...
Stormalong
Walmer, Kent.—At 8.2 on the even- ing of the 12th of July, 1956, Deal coastguard rang up to say that the South Goodwin lightvessel had re- ported that a yacht was in distress near the lightvessel. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service...
Moonflower
PwllheU, Caernarvonshire.—At 6.50 on the evening of the 8th of August, 1956, it was reported that a yacht wasfour hours overdue after a race from Abersoch round the St. Patrick's causeway buoy. The life-boat Kather- ine and Virgoe...
Black and Tan
Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 11.35 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1956.
the local look-out reported that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting out to sea. The life- boat Watkin Williams was launched...