LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
LIFE-BOATS
The following additional life-boat services took place in May and August, 1969: No. 4 Life-boat Area Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 1.12 p.m. on 23rd August, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Benacre...
Category: Services
Jepa II
Hoylake, Cheshire - On the morning of 31st October, 1969, the honorary secretary learnt that a motor cruiser was stranded off Spencer Spit. The West Kirby IRB was towed to Hoylake by road and launched at 11.25. There was a strong north...
Snark
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 1.59 on the afternoon of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a small yacht, which was drifting east- ward broadside on to the wind, appeared to be disabled about two miles from Birling Gap. The...
None (2)
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 7.20 on the morning of the 14th of December, 1956, the St. John Ambulance Area Commissioner reported that an urgent call had been received from a doctor at Sark informing him of a maternity case requiring...
Solent Shirl
Swanage, Dorset.—At 6.36 on the evening of the 4th of June, 1957, the St. Albans Head coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to be drifting two miles south of Anvil lighthouse.
At 6.55 the life-boat R.L.P. was launched...
A Yacht (2)
Girvan, Ayrshire.—At 10.45 on th? night of the 21st of September, 1957, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that a small yacht had left Cairnryan that afternoon for Ballantrae but had not arrived, and anxiety was felt for her. The...
Terrible Twins
Caister, Norfolk. At 9.35 on the morning of the llth of May, 1958, the motor mechanic saw a small ship's boat, which had broken down with engine trouble north of Caister Elbow buoy.
Ten minutes later the life-boat Jose...
Tarka
CABIN CRUISER TOWED TO HARBOUR Troon, Ayrshire. At 8.30 on the evening of the 30th June, 1962, the Ardrossan police passed on to the honorary secretary a report received from the Isle of Man steamer King Orry, when she had arrived at...
A Rowing Boat
FIVE RESCUED FROM ROWING BOAT Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 23rd August, 1962, the Orlock coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Blackhead lighthouse that a rowing boat with a crew of five...
Gillian
TOW FOR YACHT IN FOG Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 20th October, 1962, the honorary secretary received a message from the coastguard that a small yacht with one man on board appeared in difficulties off St....