LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
M.F.V. 160
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 5.16 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the s.s. Roebuck that M.F. V. 160 of the Royal Army Service Corps was anchored six miles south- south-west of Casquets...
Tringer
AUXILIARY CUTTER TOWED TO PORTSMOUTH Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 10.12 on the evening of Sunday the 25th August, 1963, the Bembridge coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen half a mile north of No Mans Land...
The Flamborough Motor Fishing Coble Pioneer
NOVEMBER 12TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 5.30 at night it was reported that the Flamborough motor fishing coble Pioneer, which had been due back at three o’clock, had not returned.
A strong...
A Yacht and a Motor Boat
SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 4.6 p.m. on 8th September, 1965, a yacht and a motor boat were reported in distress between Bembridge Harbour and St. Helens. There was a strong southwesterly breeze with a rough sea. The tide...
None (5)
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—8th June, 1938. The sounding of a horn in a dense fog had been reported, but no vessel in distress was found.—Rewards, £7 16s..
None (10)
25th March.
Rockets had been reported, but no vessel in distress could be found.— Rewards, £13 16s. 6d..
A Yacht
APRIL 22ND. -SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A capsized yacht was found off Shoeburyness, but there was no one on board.-Rewards, £6 10s..
A Barge (1)
DECEMBER 16TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
A large flat bottom barge was drifting, but no one was on board.- Rewards, £15 11s..
A Small Fishing Boat
JUNE 27TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL.
A small fishing boat with a crew of two had been reported missing, but no trace of anything could be found. - Rewards, £14..
A Swedish Steamer
MARCH 26TH. - WALMER, KENT. A Swedish steamer had been reported aground on the Goodwin Sands, but no ship aground could be found and a ship was seen steaming away. - Rewards, £14 17s..