LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pippa
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.25 on the morning of the 17th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a German ship was standing by a British yacht, which had burnt red flares and had asked for the help of the life-boat. At...
Linda
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At eleven o'clock on the night of the 1st November, 1961, a relative of the crew of three of the motor fishing vessel Linda informed the honorary secretary that the vessel was overdue and asked for the life-boat...
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Buckle, Banffshire. At 2.30 a.m. on 9th December, 1965, the life-boat Laura Moncur left her moorings in a moderate to strong south-westerly breeze and a moderate sea to relieve the Cromarty lifeboat which had been searching for fourteen...
Two Boats
Walmer, Kent - At about noon on iyth July, 1966., two small boats were reported apparently broken down near Goodwin Fork buoy. A joint watch was kept on the craft by the honorary secretary and coastguard. The boats were seen to anchor in a...
The S.S. H. B. Brightman
On the evening of the 16th January, during hazy weather, the s.s. H. B. Brightman struck on the rocks north of Staithes.
Although the sea was comparatively smooth on the rocks around the steamer, it was too rough for any of...
The S.S. Anatolian
NEW BRIGHTON.—A steam-tug came to the New Brighton landing-stage at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 12th February, for the Life-boat, as there was 'a steamer ashore on the Askew Bank. The wind was blowing strongly from the S., and...
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GIHVAN, AYRSHIRE.—A bright light was seen from Ailsa Craig on the evening of the 28th Jannary, and as it was understood to be a signal for help, the Sir Home Popham Life-boat was launched, and after a hard struggle of seven hours against an...
George and Ann, of Cardigan
A severe gale was experienced at Peterhead, N.B., on the 22nd September, and two heavily-laden fishing-boats which had been proceeding northward made for the harbour. One, being more to the southward, was enabled to sail wi^h.j-her bow to...
Miss Beck
HAYLE, CORNWALL.—While the threemasted schooner Miss Beck, of and from Carnarvon for London with slate, was taking the bar on the 5th February in tow of a steam-tug, the tow-rope parted and the vessel was driven ashore on the beach at the...