LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Silver Line and Britannia
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 6.45 on the^morning of the 14th of November, 1956, the coxswain received a message from a local fisherman that two fishing cobles were at sea with the weather becoming worse. At 7.35 the life-boat Friendly Forester...
Sparkling Wave
Arklow, Co. Wicklowl—At 7.25 on the evening of the 7th of January, 1957, flares were seen south of the pier, and as the local motor fishing vessel Sparkling Wave was overdue, the life- boat Inbhear Mor was launched at 7.45. There was a rough...
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Fowey, Cornwall. At 9.32 on the evening of the 3rd of May, 1958, the Polruan coastguard told the honorary secretary that a white flashing light had been seen three to four miles south-east of the look-out. At 9.40 the life-boat Deneys Reitz...
A Fishing Boat
Ballycotton, Co. Cork. At 9.15 on the evening of the 10th of June, 1958, the coxswain told the honorary secre- tary that the Ballycotton lighthouse keepers had fired two flares and were flying a flag. At 9.20 the life-boat Mary Stanford put...
Fubbs
TWO YACHTS RESCUED St. Ive», Cornwall.—At 3.27 in the after- noon of the 12th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported that a yacht, which had been in the neighbourhood of Cape Cornwall since early morning, had last been seen at 12.20...
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Weymouth, Dorsetshire.—At 7.15 in the evening of the 4th of September, 1949, the coastguard reported that a man had fallen over White Nose cliffs. In fine weather the life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood—on temporary duty at the...
Tanheti II
St. Helier, Jersey. At 6.30 on the evening of the 9th of October, 1958, the honorary secretary received a message from the harbour office that red flares had been seen in St. Ouen Bay. The life-boat Elizabeth Rippon put out at 6.49 in a...
A Fishing Boat
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 6.25 on the evening of the 9th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that a small fishing boat needed help off Brownstown Head. At 6.30 the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith put out in...
Young Paul
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 9.5 on the evening of the 6th of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two men were burning red flares from a small boat two miles north of Lowestoft harbour. At 9.15 the life-boat...
Brittania
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 17th of December, 1949, the local fishing coble Brittania, manned by a crew of three, was at sea. It was very rough and there was a north- westerly gale; conditions were so bad in fact,...