LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thomas Sinclair
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 5.27 p.m. on yth July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a vessel making heavy weather in the very rough seas and gale force winds off the south bank of Barmouth bar. He had...
A Small Boat
HELICOPTERS HELPED Fowey, Cornwall. At 4.46 p.m. on 2ist October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat had been reported ashore on the east side of Dodman Point. One body had been recovered but another was...
Revellin
MAYDAY CALL Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 4.50 a.m. on 24th April, 1965, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that the Spanish fishing vessel Revellin was sending out a Mayday call. There was a moderate northwesterly breeze and a slight...
Tomasina
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 4.27 on the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had cap- sized in the Solent between Lymington Spit buoy and Fort Albert. The life- boat...
None (1)
Dover, Kent. At 12.51 on the after- noon of the llth of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that two people were cut off by the tide two hundred yards south of St.
Margaret's Bay. There was a...
A Boat (2)
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 1.15 on the after- noon of the 26th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small boat with three anglers on board was in difficulties about half a mile off the entrance to Rhyl harbour...
Fishing Boats (1)
Filey, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the after- noon of the 2nd of March, 1961, when weather conditions were bad, the coast- guard and the honorary secretary dis- cussed the desirability of launching the life-boat, as nine fishing vessels were...
A Motor Boat
MOTOR BOAT TOWED IN DENSE FOG Walmer, Kent. At 3.33 on the afternoon of the 10th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that shouts for help had been heard from the promenade from the direction of the sea, and a watchman...
Eve
Teesmouth, Yorkshire - At 8.35 p.m.
on 23rd June, 1967, it was learned that a trimaran had gone ashore in Coatham bay near the Warrenby outfall. The two men on board intended to put to sea again the following morning. In...
Venture
Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.25 p.m.
on 8th July, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht was in difficulties near the Chequer shoal. The life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched in a strong...