LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Melita
On the 19th December, the No. 2 Lifeboat put off and rescued the crew of 6 men from the brig Melita, of Blyth, which had stranded during a fresh N.W.
breeze and heavy sea. The Life-boat also brought ashore 10 beachmen who...
Bonheur
YACHT'S BAD LUCK Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall. At 12.1 p.m. on iyth August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in Mullion cove in a strong south-south-westerly gale. The sea was very rough with a...
A Whaler
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.— At 9.30 on the morning of the 7th of August, 1951, the Walton Bay Signal Station reported that some sea cadets sailing a whaler to Newport, Monmouth- shire, from Clevedon, had anchored in a dangerous position...
Ros Ceaion
Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 5th of September, 1960, a Mayday message was received from Valentia radio station that the fishing vessel Ros Ceaion was adrift in Blasket Sound and needed help. There was a moderate...
Valhalla
Redcar, Yorkshire - At 4.40 p.m. on 24th November, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Valhalla had lost her propeller. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 5.5 in a fresh south westerly wind with a moderate sea.
The...
The BelgianYacht Nan Shan
At 5.30 p.m. on nth August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Belgian yacht Nan Shan had been taken in tow by the coaster Windsor Queen. The yacht's crew of three were on board the coaster and she requested...
Two Barges
MARCH 5TH. - WALMER, KENT. Two large barges, which had broken away from a tug, were drifting towards the Goodwin Sands. The life-boat went alongside them and made sure that there was no one on board. She could not take them in tow, and as...
A Pilot Cutter
Shortly after 9 P.M. on the 25th October a wireless telegraph message was received from the Sunk Light-vessel reporting that a vessel was firing signals of distress.
The steam Life-boat City of Glasgow was immediately...
A Landing Craft (2)
JANUARY 22ND. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A landing craft had gone aground in Luce Bay, but the life-boat was not needed. - Rewards, £26 2s..