LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annie Ritchie
SAFELY TO ABERDEEN At 3.35 p.m. on loth March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Annie Ritchie of Fraserburgh had broken down about three miles east by north of the Belhelvie coastguard...
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DOCTOR ON BOARD At 10.20 a.m. on i5th November, 1964, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a seriously ill child on the island of Inishere needed medical attention. The sea was rough with a near gale force north-westerly wind...
Freelance
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.47 a.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat had fired red flares about four miles and a half south-east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in...
Fiasco
Ramsgate, Kent. The East Pier watchman notified the honorary secretary at 12.45 P-m- on 20th May, 1965, that a small boat was in difficulties beyond the No. 3 buoy. At 12.55 the life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station,...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 3.40 p.m. on I5th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that a small sailing dinghy with two men on board had capsized a quarter of a mile off shore between Sandy Cove and Towyn. The life-boat Anthony Robert...
A Dinghy (2)
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 2.26 p.m. on 18th August, 1965, the Prestatyn police reported that two youths were in difficulties in a dinghy off Central beach, Prestatyn, and at 2.38 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was launched in a strong...
St. Ninian
Thurso, Caithness-shire. At 12.15 p.m. on 4th September, 1965, the coastguard told the coxswain the lobster boat St. Ninian was overdue and a search by the life-boat was requested. The lifeboat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) was launched at...
Catherine Anne
Caister, Norfolk. At 7.55 a.m. on 29th October, 1965, the mechanic told the coxswain that a small fishing boat was burning red flares. The life-boat The Royal Thames was launched at 8.10 in a fresh westerly breeze and moderate seas, two...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. At 3.32 p.m. on 23rd February, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that five Filey cobles were still at sea, and as the weather was getting worse asked if the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Mihted would...
Providence
Boulmer, Northumberland - At 8.55 a.m. on 8th April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the coble Providence of Boulmer was late in returning. The sea in the harbour mouth was increasing and visibility was poor owing to...