LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isa Simpson and Sunbeam
Courdon, Kincardineshire.—At about 3.30 P.M., on the 19th January, 1939, a report was received from Johnshaven that the local fishing boats Isa Simpson and Sunbeam were at sea, and that owing to the bad weather they were making for Gourdon...
Sally
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 9.10 P.M.
on the llth June, 1939, a message was received from the police that a motor boat was in difficulties off Seacombe Stage and needed immediate help. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing...
The Motor Coble Ben My Chree
Hartlepool, Co. Durham.—At 2.30 P.M.
on the 25th June, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard that the motor coble Ben My Chree, with two men on board, was then two and a half miles N.E. of Heugh. With a northerly...
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LAUNCHERS' ORDEAL Hastings, Sussex. — At 5.32 in the evening of February 20th, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that the Bexhill police had reported flares about five miles south of Bexhill. An easterly breeze was blowing with a...
Varona
Swanage, Dorset.—At 5.5 in the afternoon of the 27th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing boat had broken down one and a half miles west of St. Albans Head, and at 5.30 another message came that the fishing boat...
Liberty
Wells, Norfolk.—On the afternoon of the 7th February it was known that one of three local fishing boats which had put out to sea had not returned.
She was the motor boat Liberty, with a crew of three. A strong easterly...
The Aberdeen Motor Drifter Saxon
Cullercoats, Northumberland. —At 1.32 P.M. on the 23rd April, 1938, the Seaton Sluice coastguard reported a motor drifter on fire about two miles east of St. Mary's Island. A moderate N.N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a...
John M. (1)
Cromer, and Sberingham, Norfolk.— On the morning of the 7th August, 1938, the motor vessel John M., of London, ran ashore off Beeston Hill between Cromer and Sheringham, while bound from Blyth to Teignmouthladen with coal and carrying a crew...
Vera
Southwold, Suffolk.—At 12.32 P.M.
on the 19th August, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor and sailing yacht, to the southward of Southwold, was making very heavy weather. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, and...
Maudalric
On the 30th July the motor yacht Maudalric, of London, with seven people on board, had engine trouble when she was about a mile S.W.
of St. Aldhelm's Head. A strong S.W.
breeze was blowing, with a...