LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Auguste Schulte
North-west England Peel, Isle of Man. At 9.25 p.m. on 2 ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the German motor vessel Auguste Schulte of Hamburg had on board a sick man who might require medical attention. The life...
Mary Robinson
TO NORTH SHIELDS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 2.20 a.m. on 3rd June, 1964, the crew of the coble XmasRose informed the honorary secretary that the coble Mary Robinson was still at sea. It was almost low water; the sea was rough due to a...
Shearwater II
RUDDERS JAMMED At. 5.2 a.m. on i8th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had gone onto the rocks at Foreness in a fresh northwesterly breeze and moderate sea. He was keeping the vessel under...
Blanche
THREE HOURS OVERDUE Wells, Norfolk. At 11.22 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a local fishing boat was three hours overdue from a fishing trip. The vessel could not be seen and he decided to launch to investigate...
Virtala
INJURED ENGINEER At 8.5 p.m. on i2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Swedish motor vessel Virtala had radioed for medical assistance for an injured engineer, reporting that the engines were out of...
Gale Gazelle
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 12.15 p.m. on loth July, 1964, a member of the inshore rescue boat crew saw a speedboat capsize half a mile off shore from the harbour entrance. The inshore rescue boat immediately launched in a fresh north-westerly...
A Sailing Boat
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 1.10 p.m. on 22nd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary Secretary that a small sailing boat was in difficulties near Fame Islands. At 1.30 the inshore rescue boat launched...
Ada Kirby
CREW OF EIGHT At 1.50 a.m. on 2oth November, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a vessel was aground one mile south of the North Caister buoy. At 2.10, when the tide was two hours before low water, the life-boat The Royal Thames was...
Starshine II
YACHT RESCUED Ramsgate, Kent. At 8.45 a.m. on 23rd January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been observed approximately half a mile west from Margate Hook Beacon. A helicopter was sent to investigate...
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At 5.10 p.m. on 9th February, 1965, a doctor informed the honorary secretary that a patient on the Isle of Eday required hospital treatment and no other boat being available requested the use of the life-boat. At 5.30 the life-boat The John...