LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 18th of May, 1960, three local fishing cobles were working under Bempton cliffs in bad weather, and it was decided to launch the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Milsted. She left at 9.50, with the...
Fishing Boats (5)
DECEMBER 1ST. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
While the local fishing cobles were out, wind and sea increased, and some of the boats returned, but five stayed out. By 1 P.M. a strong N.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and at 1.30...
Joan and Mary, Dorothy Rose, and Matthew and Edward
NOVEMBER 4TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
The local fishing cobles Joan and Mary, Dorothy Rose, and Matthew and Edward had gone out in bad weather, and by 11.45 A.M.
it had got so much worse, with a fresh N.E....
Silver Star
THREE MEN RESCUED Filey, Yorkshire. At 1.47 p.m. on I3th October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a motor vessel had broken down four and a half miles off Gristhorpe and had fired three distress flares. The life-boat...
Progressive
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At one in the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1952, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Progressive, of Filey, had been at sea since dawn and anxiety was felt for the safety of her crew of six. The seas were...
Fishing Boats (2)
MAY 15TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
Several fishing boats were out, some crabbing and some fishing, and as at 10 in the morning three of the boats could not be seen from the coastguard’s look-out it was decided to search for them...
Fishing Cobles (2)
— The fishing cobles belonging to Filey had, as usual, gone off for the fishing in the early morning of the 22nd February. The wind increased, until about 10.30 A.M.
it was blowing a gale, and six of the cobles were to the...
The S.S. Boston
The Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched at 7.30 P.M. on the 22nd December in response to a message from the Coastguard stating that a steamer was off the Brigg, down at the head .and apparently lowering her boats. A strong N.E. by E....
Margaret and James
Filey, Yorkshire. On the 2nd of November, 1960, the fishing coble Margaret and James was at sea in a south-south-westerly gale. The weather was cloudy with fierce squalls, and the sea was rough. As the weather was be- coming worse it was...
Fishing Cobles
At 8 A.M. on the 10th January eleven of the fishing cobles belonging to Filey put to sea for the purpose of hauling their lines.
Although there was no wind a heavy north-easterly sea was making and when they were about to...