LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat
Humber, Yorkshire. At 9.55 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in diffi- culties three and a half miles south- south-east of the Protector buoy. The life-boat City...
Linnet
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 8.40 on the evening of the 25th of September, 1960, a lady informed the honorary sec- retary that her husband had put out in his yacht Linnet at 10.30 that morningintending to cruise for ten miles, and that he...
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Holyhead, Anglesey. At 10.30 on the morning of the 3rd June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a man had fallen down a cliff at South Stack. There was a northerly breeze with a choppy sea. Ten minutes later the life...
A Dinghy (3)
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 7.42 on the evening of the 23rd July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had overturned off Ballyreagh and that three people were in the water. There was a gentle north-...
Zoraida
Montrose, Angus. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 29th August, 1961, a local fisherman told the honorary secretary that the ketch Zoraida was drifting three miles north of Montrose.
The life-boat The Good Hope was launched...
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At 2.40 on the afternoon of the 13th October, 1961, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary if the life-boat would take a sick woman cff the island of Inishere and an injured child from Kilronan and bring them...
A Dinghy (2)
At 10.30 a.m. on 5th November, 1967, a member of the life-boat crew saw a sailing dinghy capsize in Mumbles Bay. As there was no boat in the vicinity the IRB carried on board the life-boat Charles H. Barret was launched at 10.33 in a strong...
Tania
Sheringham, Norfolk-At 9.40 a.m.
on 25th May, 1968, a local fisherman told the coxswain that the fishing boat Tania appeared to be in difficulties off Sheringham. The lifeboat Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows was launched at...
Ginette, of Audierne
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 10.45 a-mon 18th March, 1967, a French fishing vessel was reported to be in difficulties half a mile north west of St. Ives Head.
The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched at 11...
A Speed Boat
At 9.9 p.m. on igth June, 1967, news was received that a speed boat had capsized about 200 yards off the East Terrace breakwater. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, which was on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings at...