LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 4.20 in the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1951, the Salt burn coastguard tele- phoned that a fishing boat had anchored in a dangerous position in Pennyhole, and at 4.47 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched....
Hassett
Filey, Yorkshire.—About 2.30 on the afternoon of the 21st of August, 1952, the coastguard asked for the life-boat to meet the Grimsby trawler Hassett off Flamborough Head in order to bring a sick man ashore. At 2.50 the life- boat The Cuttle...
Betty and Shirley Williamson
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1954.
two local fishing boats were still at sea in worsening weather, and at four o'clock the life-boat E.C.J.K. was launched. There was a heavy sea,...
Bempton
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 13th of February, 1954, the Kirkwall coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Bempton, of Aberdeen, had run ashore between Wason's Buoy and Scapa, and at 2.27 the life-boat...
Primrose
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 3rd of March, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Primrose, which had a crew of four, was two hours overdue.
At 1.20 the life-boat George and Sarah...
Lady Isabella
Exmouth, Devon.—At 2.18 on the morning of the 26th of July, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that red rockets had been seen near Longshore Rock.
At 2.39 the life-boat Maria Noble was launched in a slight sea. There was a...
Primula
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Primula of Peterhead was ashore in Burnhaven Bay. At 3.15 the life-boat Julia Park Barry...
A Trawler
Arranmore, Donegal - At 1 p.m. on 27th November, 1968, the honorary secretary was informed that a trawler which had broken down was drifting towards the rocks east of Owey island. The life-boat W. M. Tilson slipped her moorings at 1.40 in a...
A Sailing Dinghy (8)
Skegness, Lincolnshire. At 2.32 p.m.
on igth July, 1964, the coastguard heard that a sailing dinghy with three people on board had capsized one mile north-east of Skegness pier. At 2.38 the inshore rescue boat launched in a...
A Motor Cruiser
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 8 p.m. on 2nd August, 1965, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a motor cruiser had broken down in a fresh to strong southerly breeze and a moderate sea and was drifting out to sea off the north...