LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (1)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 5.43 in the afternoon of the 18th of May, 1948, the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea twenty miles east of Kinnaird, and the motor life-boat John and Charles Ken- nedy was launched...
A Small Boat
Dover, Kent.—At 11.10 in the morn- ing of the 7th of August, 1948, the dockyard police reported that a small boat had capsized in the bay, and ten minutes later the motor life-boat J. B.
Proudfoot was launched. The sea was...
Lady Gay
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 8.45 on the evening of the 4th of September, 1953, H.M. Customs telephoned to say that a boat was ashore near St. Anthony Lighthouse. The life-boat Hearts of Oak, on temporary duty at the station, put to sea at nine...
Navarre
Wick, Caithness-shire. — At about 11.20 P.M. on the 2nd September, 1939, information was received from the coastguard that the trawler Navarre, of Grimsby, was ashore about five miles south of Duncansby Head. A fresh southerly wind was...
A Catamaran
When a catamaran capsized on 15th July the Margate, Kent, life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) went out in a north westerly gale with a very rough sea.
At about 11.30 a.m. the Trinity House cutter Penlee reported...
Sharon
Minehead, Somerset, and Life-boat 70-001 at Clovelly-At 12.50 a.m. on 24th September, 1967, it was learnt that a youth had taken out a yacht which was now drifting out to sea. The life-boat B.H.M.H. was launched at 1.12 in a light variable...
Scimitar
SIX STUDENTS TAKEN OFF DINGHY Moelfre, Anglesey. At 5.5. on the afternoon of the 28th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small dinghy was in distress six miles north-north-east of Moelfre Island. There was a...
Fishing Boats
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 8.50 on the evening of the 13th of August, 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that the local fishing fleet were in difficulties in an easterly gale and a very rough sea. Ten minutes later the life- boat...
Pride of Erin
Islay, Hebrides.—At 6.50 on the evening of the 2nd of April, 1957, the Kilchoman coastguard passed on by telephone a message that the motor fishing vessel Pride of Erin, of Belfast, was ashore in West Loch Tarbert.
She was...
Gadwall
Torbay, Devon.—At 2.26 on the morn- ing of the 26th of July, 1957, the Berry Head coastguard telephoned that a small boat was in difficulties three miles cast of Berry Head. At 2.58 the life-boat George Skee put out in a moderate sea. There...