LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire. — In the morn- ing of the 31st of March, 1952, a strong north-easterly wind was blowing. It was increasing, and very heavy seas were breaking on the outer harbour bar. Several fishing boats were at sea, and at ten...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 18th of April, 1959, five local fishing cobles were at sea in very heavy weather, and at 9.55 it was decided to launch the life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted. There was a rough sea with a flood tide,...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. At 11.30 on the morning of the 4th April, 1961, in the absence of the honorary secretary, the motor mechanic informed the branch chairman that nine cobles were still at sea and, in view of weather conditions, the life-boat...
Anmara
Long Search THE STERN TRAWLER Anmara and her crew of three were reported overdue from Scarborough on the evening of May 21, 1987 and a search was organised by Humber Coastguard, to begin at first light on the following day.
Joan and Mary
JULY 20TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning the motor fishing boat Joan and Mary had gone out with a crew of three. As by evening she had not returned and no news had been received of another boat which had gone out to look for her,...
Starling, of Yarmouth
Numerous vessels were at anchor under Speeton Cliffs on the 5th Feb., when a gale of wind sprang up from the S.S.E., accompanied by a very heavy sea, and one of them, the schooner Starling, of Yarmouth, was seen approach- ing Filey with...
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JANUARY 30TH. - FLAMBOROUGH; YORKSHIRE. At about 12.45 P.M. the coastguard asked that the life-boat should be launched to search the steamship channel between Flamborough Head and Filey Brigg, as firing or explosions had been heard. An E.S.E...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. At 10.35 on the morning of the 28th of December, 1960, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that eleven local cobles were at sea fishing. As the weather was deteriorat- ing it was decided, in the absence of the honorary...
Rito
Submerged object struck HM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Filey lifeboat station at 2048 on Tuesday December 20, 1983, that the coaster Rito was in difficulty three miles north east of Filey Brigg.
Water was...
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Flamborough and Filey, Yorkshire - At 3.20 p.m. on 9th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a youth had fallen over the cliff about two miles north west of the life-boat station. The IRB stationed at Filey was...