LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Seven Stones Lightvessel
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...
Dreadnought
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...
A Motor Boat
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 7th of July, 1957, the Polruan coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat was drifting about a mile and a half south of Black Head in St. Austell Bay. Eight minutes later the life-boat...
Magnum
Douglas, Isle of Man - At 11.28 a.m.
on 18th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a distress message had been received from the power boat Magnum, which had broken down 15 miles from Douglas...
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Clovelly, Devon. At 4.45 on the after- noon of the 18th of July, 1960, a message was received that the owner of Lundy Island had injured his hand so badly that he needed medical attention urgently. No other boat being available, the...
Auspicity
Ramsey, Isle of Man. At 8.58 on the morning of the 28th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a collision had occurred between a tanker and a trawler off Point of Ayre. The tanker Auspicity of London had been...
A Coble
BLOWN OUT TO SEA Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 11 a.m. on i2th April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was being blown out to sea off the pier. There was a near gale from the...
Constance Bowater
St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. At 3 p.m. on 22nd October, 1965, a message was received via Land's End radio from the motor vessel Constance Bowater that she had a seriously ill seaman aboard and requested that he be taken off and sent to...
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Douglas, Isle of Man - At 11.47 a.m.
on 3rd June, 1966, it was reported that a small boy had fallen into a deep crevice in the rocks just to the north of Groudle Stream. There was a light south westerly breeze with a smooth...
Beaver Ash
Penlee, Cornwall - At 6.20 p.m. on 19th November, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that the life-boat would be needed to bring a sick man ashore from the m.v. Beaver Ash, The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched at 7 o'clock....