LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Manx Girl
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 5.30 P.M.
on the 2nd October the police reported that flares had been shown by a motor boat. A strong S.W. gale was blowing, the sea was rough, and there was a terrific rain storm. The motor...
British Valour and Cruiser
Girvan, Ayrshire.—At 7.30 on the morning of the 24th of May, 1954, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that the tug Cruiser had reported that she had the tanker British Valour, of London, in tow four miles south- south-west of Ailsa Craig,...
Cumbria
EXHAUSTED MEN RESCUED FROM PILOT BOAT Kirkcudbright. At 10.15 on the morning of the 21st June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a pilot boat returning to Workington from Girvan after an overhaul was long overdue and...
A Kayak
LIFE-BOATMEN'S SONS DROWNED Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 10.20 p.m.
on Wednesday the 10th of July, 1963, the coxswain was told thattwo boys had been reported missing in akayak. He informed the honorary secretary and it...
Edna
Plymouth, Devon.—At 12.8 early on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1956, the Yealm coastguard reported that flares had been seen in the direc- tion of Picklecombe and stated that a naval M.F.V. had put out. At 1.55 the Queen's...
Two Boys
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 10.2 on the night of the 30th of August, 1960, the Irish naval authorities at Cobh informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Keizersveer of Amsterdam had an Irish fishing boat intow about a...
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Galway Bay. On the 13th December, 1961, the Assistant Commissionei of Irish Lights asked the honorary secre- tary if the life-boat would take a sick keeper off the Slyne Head lighthouse when the weather permitted. At the time of his request...
Gull (1)
Margate, Kent. At 9.45 on the morning of the 27th of June, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec-retary that a motor yacht had broken down two miles north-east of Kingsgate and was sending distress signals by morse lamp. At 10.4 the...
Brumby
Swanage, Dorset. At 5.42 p.m. on 2nd May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Brumby was sending a Mayday message that she was ashore in Studland Bay. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at six o'clock in a...
A United States Aircraft
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a United States aircraft was in difficulties off Orfordness and that her pilot might have to bale...