LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cavallo
Penlee, Cornwall. At 10 p.m. on 27th August, 1965, the honorary secretary told the coxswain that a vessel was making Mounts Bay with a sick stewardess on board who required medical treatment Arrangements were made for the lifeboat Solomon...
Sanu
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands - Thirty minutes after midnight on 5th June, 1966, a message was received that the m.f.v.
Sanu was aground at Tresco and her owner had asked for life-boat assistance.
There...
Green Plover
TOW FOR FISHING VESSEL WITH ENGINE TROUBLE Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 6.20 on the evening of the 25th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Green Plover of Sunderland had broken down because...
Cyrhenn
Exmouth, Devon. At 2.25 on the morning of the 25th of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a yacht was ashore on Maer Rocks. The life-boat Maria Noble was launched at 2.55 in a heavy groundswell. There was a...
The Former German Yacht Hildgund
JULY 29TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 1.56 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported red flares five miles south-south-east of Leathercoats. A moderate south-south-west gale was blowing and the sea was rough.
The motor life-boat,...
Glencoe, of Rochester
DECEMBER 23RD. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At four in the morning the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard reported a message received from the S.S. Parkeston that a barge was in distress on Platters Ground.
A fresh...
Aeroplanes
AUGUST 16TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 1 P.M. information was received from the coastguard that several aeroplanes had crashed four miles west of Selsey Bill. A light S.W. breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Canadian...
Elleana
Wells, Norfolk.—About 11.40 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that the motor yacht Elleana, of Great Yarmouth, appeared to be in difficulties outside the harbour. The life-boat Cecil Paine was launched at noon...
Ann
Sundcrland, Co. Durham - At 12.47 p.m. on 4th June, 1967, news was received that a motor fishing vessel two to three miles off Sunderland was flying distress signals. At 1.6 the life-boat William Myers and Sarah Jane Myers was launched in a...
Tina Louise
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 12.15 p.m. on 2nd July, 1967, news was received that a fishing vessel had stranded on the West Barrow sands one and a half miles north west of the Mid-Barrow lightvessel.
The life-boat Sir Godfrey...