LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pennard Castle
On the after- noon of the 9th November seven men in a small boat from the steam trawler Pennard Castle, of Swansea, who had come ashore during the afternoon, tried to get back to the trawler. A strong north gale was blowing, with a heavy sea...
The Keel Boat Just Reward
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 6th December a motor fishing coble and two keel boats were at sea. A strong W.N.W. gale sprang up, bringing a rough sea, and the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 8.45 A.M. in case...
Morn
Margate, Kent.—At about noon on the 10th June, 1939, a yacht was seen by a life-boatman ashore on the Margate Sands. A light S.E. breeze was blowing, the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was...
Garlingstone
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 11.50 A.M.
on the 16th March the Civic Guard telephoned that a man had reported a sailing vessel in difficulties in Ballycroneen Bay. A moderate southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea...
Lady Jane
Selsey, Sussex.—At 3.55 in the after- noon, on the 8th of September, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was burning red flares one and a half miles south-south-east of Selsey Bill.
The sea was choppy, with a light...
Silver Line, Effort, Progress, Floral Queen and Good Faith
A DANGEROUS HARBOUR BAR Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 11.30 in the morning of the 4th of December, 1947, word was received that local fishing cobles and other boats were coming in. The tide was ebbing, a light easterly breeze was blowing and...
Village Maid
DRIFTING FOR TWENTY-SIX HOURS Cromarty.—At 1 o'clock in the after- noon of the 22nd of January, 1948, the coastguard telephoned a report from the keeper of the Tarbert Ness Light- house that a fishing vessel was making distress signals...
An Ex-Landing Barge
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.28 in the morning of the 19th of March, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel two miles south-east of the North Goodwin Lightvessel, was drifting south, apparently with no crew, and the life-boat Prudential was...
Cas-Jel
Margate, Kent.—At 12.26 on the after- noon of the 7th of June, 1954, the coastguard reported that a small motor boat, with a crew of three, had broken down about two miles off Foreness. At 12.35 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No...
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Torbay, Devon.—At 5.25 on the after- noon of the 24th of August, 1954, the Berry Head coastguard rang up to say that a boy had fallen over a cliff at Sharkham Point and that a rescue party had gone to his help. At 6.34 the coastguard...