LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Merlin
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 5.20 a.m. on 2nd September, 1965, the signal station received a message from a yachtsman arriving in the harbour. He had seen red flares about three miles south of St. Martins Point. The life-boat Euphrosyne...
Fairwinds
YACHT TOWED INTO HARBOUR Weymouth, Dorset. At 6.24 on the evening of the 5th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing distress flares two miles south of Portland Bill.
The life...
A Yacht (1)
NO SURVIVORS FOUND FROM BURNT YACHT Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At seven minutes past one on the afternoon of Sunday the 28th of July, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht had been reported on fire and had...
None (9)
LIFE-BOAT ESCORTS HELICOPTER Clovelly, Devon. At three o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday the 1st of September, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man had been injured on Lundy Island. A helicopter which was to fly...
Karen Maria
OCTOBER 16TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
At about 5.10 A.M. the Workington coastguard reported a red flare five to six miles away in a westerly direction, and asked for the life-boat crew to stand by. A westerly gale was...
Leonidas
THE INCIDENTS which led to the launching of Angle lifeboat, the 46' 9" Watson Richard Vernon and Mary Garforth oj Leeds, on Monday, December 6, 1976, built up over several days.
On Saturday, December 4, the Greek...
John Gilbert JP
John Gilbert JP Chairman of Luton branch, on 21 April. John was due to collect his Bar to Gold Badge at the Annual Presentation of Awards on 16 May.
Category: Obituaries
A Speed Boat
5th October.
A speed boat caught fire and blew up.
Occupant picked up by a fishing boat.
—Rewards, £12 10s. 2d..
Sea Witch
Filey, Yorkshire - At 2.30 p.m. on 10th November, 1969, news was received that red flares had been sighted under Bempton cliffs. The life-boat Robert & Dorothy Hardcastle was launched at 2.41 in a fresh west south westerly wind with a...
Provider
Amble, Northumberland - At 7.2 a.m. on iTth March, 1967, news was received that the coble Provider was stillat sea to the eastward of Amble and conditions were bad. The life-boat Millie Walton slipped her moorings at 7.40 in a strong gale...