LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Whitehills, Banffshire. At 2.24 p.m.
on 28th November, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police had reported that a man had fallen over the cliff at Troup Head and could be in the sea. The...
The S.S. Hawthorn
EA. — The Albert Edward Life-boat was launched at 2 A.M. on the 27th January, during a heavy S.S.W. gale, signals of distress having been shown by a vessel, which had stranded about a mile and a half to leeward of the Gunfleet Sand. She was...
Dalmaris
At 9.30 A.M. on the 8th February a message was received by telephone stat- j ing that a vessel was in distress off I Buddonness Lighthouse. A strong gale was blowing at the time with a heavy j sea. The motor Life-boat Maria was at...
Sophie
Humber, Yorkshire.—At about 3.40 A.M. on the 30th August the life-boat watchman reported a vessel ashore on the Inner Binks, but not in immediatedanger. A light breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II...
Elsquir
YACHT'S ENGINE FAILED Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 3.38 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1947, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht was in difficulties, drifting towards the Inner Shoal, and the motor life-boat Michael...
The Silver Line, Little Lady, Victory Rose, Floral Queen, Enterprise II,Gem
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the llth of September, 1952, the weather was becoming steadily worse, with a strong freshening northerly wind and strong ebb-tide making the harbour entrance dangerous for small boats. It was decided to...
Blanche and Sally
TWO BOATS FOUND At 10.26 a.m. on ipth August, 1964, the coastguard informed the life-boat's second coxswain that two fishing boats near Blakeney Overfalls were reported to be making very heavy weather and would probably need to be...
Shoanne
MOTOR CRUISER Swanage, Dorset. At 6.33 p.m. on 5th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a large motor cruiser appeared to be in difficulties about six miles off Kimmeridge. There was a choppy sea with a fresh...
Moss Rose
ENGINE FAILURE Ramsgate, Kent. At 12.34 a-m- on 2Oth March, 1965, the East Pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat, with an outboard motor, was in difficulties because of an engine failure and drifting seawards half a...
Flamingo
FLARE SEEN At 5.25 p.m. on 24th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen five miles south of Ferryfield Airport. There was a moderate west-south-westerly breeze, with a choppy sea. It was...