LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kingfisher and Just Reward
The life- boat crew kept a watch on the morning of the 4th November, as the local fishing cobles Kingfisher and Just Reward were at sea, an east gale had sprung up and the sea was making. At 12.30 P.M. the sea was very rough and the second...
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A Rowing Boat (2)
SEPTEMBER 17TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. During the night information was received from the postmaster of Northbay that a small rowing boat, with two men aboard, had been caught in a storm in Barra Sound. A strong N.W. gale was blowing,...
Dinghies
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 2 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, news wasreceived that the local sailing club's rescue boats might not be able to cope if the sudden squall which had capsized 21 dinghies in the harbour got any worse.
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Girl Evelyn
DESTROYED BY HEAVY SEAS Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 8.53 on the night of the 2nd of November, 1947, the coast- guard reported a distress flare seen off the harbour and it was thought that the motor fishing boat Girl Evelyn, of Deganwy, known to be...
Fishing Cobles
COBLES ESCORTED Flamborough, Yorkshire. At midday on 4th February, 1964, soon after the life-boat had returned from an exercise with the district inspector, the honorary secretary was informed by the coastguard that the Filey honorary...
Jane
Shortly before 11 P.M. on the 18th May it was reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress on the north side of the harbour. The Life-boat Civil Service No. 5 was launched and proceeded to her assistance. The weather was very...
Favourite
PORT EYNON.—The Life-boat A Daughter's Offering put off at 12.45 P.M. on the 17th November, while a moderate gale was blowing from the W.N.W., and saved a man from the boat belonging to the ketch Favourite, of Milford. In returning to...
Edenside
Plymouth, Devon. At 3.25 on the morning of the 4th of December, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Edenside in Plymouth Sound was dragging her anchors and had asked for the help of the life-boat. There...
Providence
Margate, Kent.—During the evening of the 23rd of July, 1948, the sister of the skipper of the local fishing vessel Providence reported that the Providence had gone out fishing early that morning and was long overdue. The coast- guard was...