LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hyacinth
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 2.46 on the afternoon of the 7th of December, 1954, the Ushant radio station broad- cast that the fishing boat Gordias had found the sailing yacht Hyacinth, of Washington, U.S.A., about twelve miles west-by-north...
Maida
Dunbar, East Lothian. On the 18th June, 1961, at 8.40 in the morning messages were received from the coast- guard that a yacht in the Forth needed help but had been lost to view from the shore. Various messages were received, but all were...
Marjorie Caw
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 1.15 early on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a yacht was dragging her anchors and was likely to strike the back of the old pier at any moment. This was con- firmed soon...
St. Ambrose
Margate, Kent.—At 11.7 on the morn- ing of the 14th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned to pass on a report that a cabin cruiser north of East Margate buoy was burning a flare and flashing a light. At 11.20 the life-boat North...
Deux Amis
At 12.45 a.m. on 27th June, 1966, concern was felt for the safety of the yacht Deux Amis and her crew of four.
She was overdue on passage from Granville and the weather was rapidly deteriorating.
There was...
Glorfindel II
Yacht crew landed ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1976, at 1720 Eyemouth Coastguard informed the deputy launching authority of St Abbs ILB station that the yacht Glorfindel II, moored in St Abbs outer harbour, was in danger of being swamped. A...
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Flashing Stream
Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1955, the Cromer coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. Tudor Queen had wirelessed that she had found the motor yacht Flashing Stream, with a crew of two, fifteen miles...
Floran
Girvan, Ayrshire. — At 8.20 on the evening of the llth of September, 1952, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that the Turnberry lighthouse-keeper had reported that an auxiliary yacht had stopped, but was using a small sail between...
Cardenia
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 12.22 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the Foreland coastguard reported that a yacht was making distress sig- nals off St. Helen's Fort. The life- boat Jesse Lumb, which had just returned from an...