LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (5)
Selsey, Sussex. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 4th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had been reported submerged off Selsey east beach, with two people on...
A Canoe (2)
Humber, Yorkshire. At 1.42 on the afternoon of the 15th of May, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a canoe had cap- sized two miles south-west of Spurn Point. At 3.50 the life-boat City of Bradford III was...
A Boat
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 10.10 on the night of the 25th of May, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat fitted with an outboard motor, which had left Portrush for Portstewart, was overdue.
At...
A Yacht (7)
Wicklow - At 11.25 P-m- on 25tn August, 1966, the coxswain was told that a man had fallen overboard from a yacht.
The life-boat J. W. Archer left her moorings at 11.50 in a gentle easterly breeze and a choppy sea. It was...
Henri Altazin
Humber, Yorkshire - At 3.45 p.m.
on 2nd June, 1967, it was reported that there was a sick man on board the French trawler Henri Altazin. The trawler was due to arrive at the Spurn lightvessel at 2 a.m. on 3rd June. The life...
The Danish Coaster Petit Folmer
Cargo shifted A MAYDAY distress call was received from the small Danish coaster Petit Folmer at 1025 on the morning of Thursday December 8, 1983, reporting that she was taking water, listing and needed assistance; she was 2l/2 miles east of...
Spaarndam
Southend-on-Sea a message had been received from the Ramsgate coastguard that the S.S.
Spaarndam urgently needed help, and at NOV. 27TH. - MARGATE, KENT, AND 9.40 A.M. the motor life-boat Greater London SOUTHEND - ON - SEA....
Jotun
DEC. 10TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 10.48 P.M. on the 9th a message was received from the coastguard that flares had been seen in the direction of’ the Caves. The life-boat crew were assembled and later dismissed...
Vindelecia
MARCH 8TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
At about 8.30 P.M. it was reported by the Spurn Point Royal Naval Signal Station that a vessel was ashore N.E. of the lighthouse. As it seemed likely that the vessel would become high and...
H.M. Trawler Epine and the S.S. Waterloo
JULY 10TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON. NORFOLK. At about 4.15 P.M. the naval authorities asked the life-boat to go out to a trawler which was coming into the roadstead with survivors, some injured, from a vessel which had been sunk by...