LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Green Plover
TOW FOR FISHING VESSEL WITH ENGINE TROUBLE Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 6.20 on the evening of the 25th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Green Plover of Sunderland had broken down because...
Therese
YACHT ESCORTED UP RIVER New Brighton, Cheshire. At 11.40 on the morning of the 22nd June, 1963, a message was received that a yacht needed help north of Rock lighthouse, and ten minutes later the life-boat White Star, on temporary duty at...
Wanderlust
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At six o'clock on the morning of the 14th of September, 1959, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen six miles east-north- east of Woody Bay. At 6.14 the life- boat...
An Intrepid Rescue In Guernsey
and 17 stations with rocket apparatus only, so that Sweden has a fleet of 26 motor life-boats, and 2 pulling (one with an outboard motor).
Turkey There were no services to British vessels.
There are 4 life...
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Prindsesse Louise
ARDROSSAN.—On the morning of the 23rd February the barque Prindsesse Louise, of Farsund, coal laden from Ardrossan for Demerara, was observed ashore at Chapelton, about three miles north of Ardrossan. The Ardrossan Harbour Company's...
The S.S. Spidola
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 8.10 in the morning of the 14th of February, 1948, the coastguard reported that a vessel had gone ashore in a thick fog to the south-east of the South Stack Light- house, and at 8.32 the motor life-boat A.E.D. was...
A Dinghy (1)
Margate, Kent. At 12.41 on the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized about half a mile off shore at Minnis Bay, Birchington. At 12.55 the life-boat North...
Halcyon and El Alamein
Stromness, Orkney.—At 7.42 on the evening of the 16th of July, 1056, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the fishing- boat Halcyon, of Wick, had gone ashore on Black Craig Rock in Hoy Sound. At 7.55 the life-boat Archibald and Alexander...
Matthew Walker and Portia
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the police reported that three yachts were in difficulties off West Kirby.
It was then learnt that one of the yachts had sunk and that her crew had been...
A Rubber Dinghy
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 5.20 on the afternoon of the 7th of May, 1958, the police told the honorary secretary that a rubber dinghy was drifting out to sea off Leasowe lighthouse with one man on board. At 5.35 the life-boat Edward and Mary...