LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Flamingo
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...
A Small Boat (3)
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—On the, afternoon of the 2nd September a small boat, with a woman and her son on board, capsized one and a half miles S.S.W. of Ramore Head, in a strong S.S.E. breeze, with a moderate sea.
The accident...
Maureen
Holyhead, Anglesey. — At 6.10 in the evening of the 26th of June, 1949, the coastguard reported that the motor fishing boat Maureen, with twelve on board, had broken down off the Skerries.
She had reached Skerries Island,...
Pilot Me, Success, Provider A and Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 30th of December, 1955, it was reported that four local fishing boats were still at sea. Conditions at the harbour bar were dangerous, and at 1.54 the no. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworih was launched....
Boy's Own, Speedwell and Cluaran
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— About noon on the 8th of November, 1948, several of the fishing boats returned to harbour. The north- westerly breeze was light, but there was a very heavy swell at the harbour entrance, and they had...
Irvana
LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 10.42 p.m.
on 23rd March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler had gone ashore at Red bay. Ten minutes later a message was received that the vessel...
Ellington
At 5.30 A.M. on the 18th February it was reported that signals of distress were being shown by a vessel ashore at Sand's Head. The crew of the Life-boat Queen Victoria were at once summoned and the Life-boat was launched. The steamer...
Helen Mary
Exmouth, Devonshire.—At about 12.20 A.M. on the 2nd June, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small vessel off Dawlish appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting towards the land. A west gale was blowing, with a heavy swell and squalls...
Past and Present
25 Years Ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, June, 1963 Issue.
Notes of the Quarter THE first quarter of 1963 was a period in which a number of important advances were made in the development of life-boat design and in the...
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Mayflower
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. At 4.22 on the morning of the 19th of March, 1958, a message was received from the skipper of the fishing vessel Wiseman that the local fishing vessel Mayflower was ashore at Cairnbulg Point. At 4.36 the life-boat...