LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ramsgate, Kent.—On the morning of the 21st of May, 1948, a fresh north- easterly breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. At 10.30 the sailing yacht Esperanza, with a crew of two, went to sea. The weather got worse, and as the yacht attempted...

Walmer, Kent - At 5.55 p.m. on 3rd August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was drifting about outside the South Brake buoy. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32) was launched at 6.36 in a fresh...

Newhaven, Sussex - At 2.30 p.m. on 26th July, 1969, the coxswain of the life-boat, while at sea on exercise, received a radio message from the fishing vessel Edith May that the motor boat R.I.B.S., with one man aboard, had broken down 12...

Boulmer, Northumberland, At 9.5 a.m. on igth March, 1965, five local fishing cobles were" reported overdue by the coastguard. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze and a rough sea.

It was one hour before low water...

wu KI.OW, Thursday February 13, 1986: the 42ft Watson class lifeboat. J. W. Archer, setting out at 132S on service in a gale force 8 to 9 south-easterly, to go to the aid of a catamaran some 20 miles to the south east of the station. The...

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At about noon on the llth September a vessel was observed off Southwold with a considerable list, and a signal of distress in her rigging. As a N.N.E. gale was blowing with a heavy swell, and the crew could be seen working hard at the pumps,...