LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Life-boat 70-001 The Mumbles - At 5.7 on I4th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a rubber dinghy was reported drifting seawards.
The IRB carried aboard the life-boat Charles H. Barrett (Civil Service No...
Star of Freedom
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 12.10 p.m. on i5th August, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that a fishing vessel was in difficulties on the east side of Muldoanich Island. Thelife-boat R. A. Colby Cubbin...
The BelgianYacht Nan Shan
At 5.30 p.m. on nth August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Belgian yacht Nan Shan had been taken in tow by the coaster Windsor Queen. The yacht's crew of three were on board the coaster and she requested...
A Boat (4)
Wells, Norfolk - At 1.40 p.m. on 3oth July, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen off Old Hunstanton and that a small boat was within 50 yards of the shore.
The life-boat Ernest Tom...
A Motor Boat (2)
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 12.20 p.m.
on i6th July, 1966, a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties off West Mouse and her occupants were seen waving an orange flag. There was a strong northerly breeze with a rough sea. The...
Sultan
At 6.22 p.m. on 2yth August, 1966, a report was received that a vessel off the Happy Days Holiday Camp, Towyn, had fired a distress signal. At 6.36 the life-boat Lucy Lavers, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in a east south...
The S.S. Helmsdale
JULY 19TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 8.15 P.M. a message was received from the Seahouses coastguard that distress signals had been heard from the direction of Longstone Lighthouse. A light easterly breeze was...
Eibhlin Og
JANUARY 1 2TH. - BALTIMORE, CO.
CORK. Five local fishing boats were several miles out, line-fishing, and as a strong breeze got up from the S.W. four of them returned a t 2 P . M . The wind increased, the sea became very...
A Wellington Bombing Aeroplane (1)
JULY 26TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. At about 2.42 in the morning the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea about a mile north of Cromer, and the No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 3 A.M.. A moderate...
Guiding Light
JANUARY 7TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
At ten o’clock in the morning a telephone message was received from Rush that the motor fishing boat Guiding Light, with a crew of five, had gone out fishing the day...