LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Fishing Coble Comrade
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — The local motor fishing coble Comrade was expected in from sea some tune after noon on the 30th January, 1938, and as she did not come, anxiety was felt for her safety. A N.N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea....
A Dinghy (2)
Dover, Kent. At 1.15 on the after- noon of the 22nd of April, 1959, the eastern arm signal station informed the honorary secretary that a small dinghy with an outboard motor was drifting half a mile south of the signal...
Fiver II
Walmer, Kent. At 4.14 on the after- noon of the 12th of July, 1959, the life- boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No.
32) was returning to her station from Dover after being on display at the Royal Show at Oxford, when the...
Emulate
Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that one of the Gourdon fishing fleet, Emulate, was overdue. The life-boat The Edith Clauson-Thue was launched at noon. There was a...
A Sailing Boat
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At noon on the 23rd of September, 1956, the Dun- dee harbour police reported that a small sailing boat with two men on board was aground on Naughton sand- bank to the west of Tay Bridge. At 12.35 the life-boat Mono,...
The Motor Keel Boat Lead Us
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At noon on the 29th of October, 1956, a message was received that the motor keel boat Lead Us. of Whitby, was approaching Whitby harbour in very bad weather.
Later a message was received that because...
Water Music
Dover, Kent.—At 2.18 on the after- noon of the 14th of May, 1955, the Sandgate coastguard rang up to say that a yacht had been reported in difficulties in Wear Bay. At 2.30 the life-boat E.M.E.D., on temporary duty at the station, put out....
llen
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 4.5 on the after- noon of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a rowing boat, fitted with an outboard motor, three miles south-east of Ramsgate, appeared to be in difficulties. At 4.14 the life-boat...
Gratitude
Walmer, Kent. At 2.16 on the after- noon of the 31st of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a motor boat had the ketch Gratitude, of 70 tons, in tow and that the two boats were drifting towards the Goodwin...
A Sailing Dinghy
Margate, Kent. At 5.34 on the after- noon of 6th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy was being carried out to sea east of Longnose buoy. A moderate south-west wind was blowing with a slight...