LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.35 on the evening of the 29th June, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message that a boat appeared to be aground on Arranman's Barrel Reef.

This was confirmed by the...

Barrow, Lancashire.—At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, just after the life-boat Herbert Leigh had towed in the fishing boat Rosalie, the coxswain, who was on pilotage duty in Barrow docks, noticed that another fishing boat...

Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 2nd of September, 1956, the Penmon coastguard tele- phoned that a cabin cruiser was burning flares one mile west of Puffin Island. Her engine had stopped, and she was in danger of...

Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 6.50 on the morning of the 19th of July, 1957, the coxswain received a telephone message that the motor fishing vessel Yvonne Risager was in difficulties with a fouled propeller ten miles west of May Island.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1957, the police reported that the yacht Tumbler, of Lytham, had been wrecked near the 14|-mile buoy in the Ribble Channel. The buoy had dragged several...

St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 10.45 on the morning of the 22nd of June, 1958, a message was received from the motor vessel Channel Trader, on passage from Newhaven to Guernsey, that shehad passed the fishing boat Black Cat three miles north...

St Helier, Jersey. At 3.34 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1958, a message was received that a yacht was attempting to tow another yacht two and a half miles from St. Helier harbour.

The tow rope was seen to part on...

Fire on the water THE GARDAI telephoned Howth honorary secretary at 2325 on Monday, June 9, to say a patrol car at Malahide had reported what appeared to be something burning at sea off the High Rock between Portmarnock and...