LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Seventeen saved from 75ft yacht aground in gale and 20ft breakersTwo Hayling Island lifeboatmen, Roderick James and Frank Dunster, have been awarded the RNLI's Silver Medal for their part in the rescue of 17 people from a 75ft yacht...

At 2.5 P.M.

on the 25th October, the Penmon Coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties off Penmon and was showing a signal. The Motor Life-boat Frederick Kitchen was launched and found the yacht Anthes at anchor,...

The yacht Mea, of Hoylake, a cutter of about four tons, left Beaumaris at about 10 A.M.

on the 24th August, but owing to dark- ness was unable to make Hoylake.

Having no lights the two occupants cruised...

At 6.45 P.M.

on the 18th August information was received by telegram from the Light- keeper at Point of Ayr Light-house to the effect that a small yacht was in difficulties close by, flying signals of distress. The...

Fleetwood, Lancashire. — At 6.30 in the evening of the 7th of August, 1949, the harbour authorities reported a yacht on the Lighthouse Bank, one and three-quarter miles north of the life- boat station, and at 7.25 the life-boat Ann Letitia...

Poole and Bournemouth, Dorsetshire.— At eight o'clock in the evening of the 4th of September, 1949, the South bourne coastguard reported that a small vessel was on fire near Poole harbour entrance.

At 8.5 the life-boat...

Moelfre, Anglesey.—During the afternoon of the 6th June, 1938, the Holyhead coastguard telephoned that a small sailing yacht had been reported making heavy weather about four miles out to sea. Owing to bad visibility, it was not possible to...

Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht about two miles S.E. of the look-out appeared to be flying an ensign upsidedown, thus making a signal of distress.

A...