LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Kathleen
EIGHT ON BOARD Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 8.10 p.m. on 25th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat was reported to be in difficulties one mile east of the breakwater. Her crew were signalling for help. The tide...
Scimitar
DRIFTING BROADSIDE Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 1.36 p.m. on gth July, 1964, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that a yacht two miles south-west by south of the coastguard look-out was dismasted. There was a fresh westerly breeze with...
Lucelle
SOUGHT REFUGE New Brighton, Cheshire. At 6.30 a.m. on 6th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Lucelle, with fuel trouble, had taken refuge alongside the Bar lightvessel in rough seas and a...
A Lobster Fishing Boat
DRIFTING LOBSTER PUNT Ballycotton, Co. Cork. At 11.20 a.m.
on 2yth July, 1964, the keeper of Ballycotton lighthouse told the honorary secretary that a lobster fishing boat with two men on board had broken down and was...
Fishing Boats
TROUBLE ON THE BAR At 10.50 a.m. on 2yth January, 1965, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that one of the fishing fleet had encountered a heavy swell on the harbour bar when returning from the fishing grounds. As the weather was...
The Angling Boat Lady Molly
STRAPPED ALONGSIDE Hastings, Sussex. At 7.10 p.m. on i6th April, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed by the Hastings and St.
Leonards Angling Club that distress flares had been fired from the angling boat Lady Molly...
Namanda
YACHT AGROUND Kirkcudbright. At 5.06 p.m. on nth April, 1965, a local boatman informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a cabin cruiser on the rocks off the Balmangan shore of Ross Bay. There was a strong westerly breeze with a slight...
Falcon
Barrow, Lancashire - At 5 p.m. on 24th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Falcon appeared to be in difficulty at the south end of Walney.
The IRB was launched to investigate at...
Boy Alan
Seaham, Durham - At 7.33 p.m. on 22nd December, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that flares had been sighted south of Seaham. The life-boat Amelia, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 7.38 in a strong south...
Carol
At 6.45 a.m. on 10th May, 1968, the motor mechanic informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was firing flares under the cliff off Pett. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 6.53 in a strong south westerly breeze and a very...