LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Filey, Yorkshire.—At 3.48 on the afternoon of the 15th of September, 1957, the coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized in Filey Bay.

The life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted was launched at 4.5 in a moder- ate swell....

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 9.43 on the night of the 26th of November, 1957, the coast- guard reported that a small boat was showing a distress signal half a mile north of the harbour entrance. The life-boat Louise Stephens was...

Margate, Kent. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Birchington and that one of her crew was waving an oar to attract...

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 11.55 on the morning of the 4th of October, 1959, the motor mechanic told the second coxswain that a rowing boat with four men aboard was in difficulties off Great Ormes Head. The life-boat Annie...

Arbroath, Angus. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of February, 1960, the fishing boat White Rose, which was returning from the fishing grounds, was seen by the coxswain to be off the harbour bar in a confused sea.

Great Yarmouth and Goriest on, Norfolk.

—At 12.39 in the afternoon, on the 28th of May, 1950, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that the Smith's Knoll Lightvessel had reported a yacht burning flares half a mile...

Longhope, Orkney. — Early on the morning of the 29th September, 1938, a wireless message was picked up by a coast watcher stating that a vessel was ashore at Brims Ness, Hoy. No signals of distress could be heard nor could any vessel be seen...

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