LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 10.5 p.m. on July, 1965, the police reported that a small dinghy with three persons on board was in difficulties a mile and a half south-west of the South Bay. At 10.17 the IRB launched in a strong easterly breeze and...
El Cid
SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Clovelly, Devon. At 2.15 a.m. on nth October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a ship in distress had fired rockets north-west of Hartland Point. The lifeboat William Cantrell Ashley was launched in a moderate easterly...
A Dinghy (5)
Ilfracombe, Devon - At 6.10 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the police informed the honorary secretary that a small dinghy off Bull Point appeared to be drifting. A helicopter had been called and the coastguards advised that it would be best to...
Sure Return
Kilmore, Co. Wexford - At 5.30 p.m. on 20th May, 1966, the honorary secretary at Dunmore East informed the Kilmore honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties off the Conningbeg lightvessel. The life-boat Cecil Paine was launched at...
Endeavour
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 4.8 on the afternoon of the 16th of October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the local motor fishing boat Endeavour had broken down four miles to the north- north-west, and at 4.20 the life-boat George and Sarah...
Various Vessels (1)
Southend-on-Sea and Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—Beginning on the evening of the 31st of January, 1953, floods inun- dated areas in the east of England to an extent unknown in this country in living memory. The Southend-on- Sea life-boat was...
Good Fellowship
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 8.15 on the morning of the 10th of February, 1953, it was reported that the local fishing boat Good Fellowship was bound for North Sunderland from Blyth, with a crew of four, and was then east of Newton....
Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 14th of April, 1953, word was received by the coxswain that conditions at the harbour bar were dangerous. The local fishing boat Lead Us was still at sea, and at 2.40 the No. 1 life-boat...
Atonality
Plymouth, Devon.—At 9.52 on the night of the 2nd of March, 1954, the Rame Head coastguard rang up to say that the Fowey life-boat motor mechanic had intercepted a wireless message from the tanker Atonality, of London. This stated that the...
Oceanic
RESCUE FROM TRAWLER At 5.18 a.m. on i7th March, 1964, the signal station at St. Peter Port informed the honorary secretary that Niton radio had broadcast a "Mayday" for the Bel- gian trawler Oceanic which was sinking in a position...