LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—A messenger reported that a schooner had gone on the rocks at the east side of Cemlyn Bay, at about 5 o'clock on the morning of the 28th July, during a fresh E. wind. The crew of the Life-boat Good Shepherd were at once...

RUNSWICK.—Seven fishing cobles belonging to Staithes were observed outside the bar at Eunswick on the morning of the 10th July, being afraid to cross the bar on account of the tremendous sea, the wind blowing a gale from the...

Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 16th January a moderate S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, sleet and rain. A fisherman reported that the local fishing coble Pioneer was at sea, and the No. 1 motor life-boat...

On the morning of the 4th October news was received from the coastguard that the motor fishing boat Maggies, of Inverness, was at sea somewhere near Portmahomack and was thought to be in distress. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a...

Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 4.30 p.m. on i2th September, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht had capsized two miles north of Hartlepool.

There was a light north-easterly breeze with a calm sea. The...

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...

Dover, Kent.—At 10.45 on the night of the 18th of March, 1954, Lloyds signal station on the eastern harbour arm reported that a boat had flashed SOS three times. At 10.50 the life-boat Southern Africa put out.

The sea was...

AFTER A COLLISION At 10.15 p.m. on I2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the yacht Sarie Marais had been in collision with the coaster Osborne Queen and needed help. The sea was moderate with a moderate...