LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Dinghy
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. — About 9.10 on the night of Sunday the 3rd of June, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a sailing dinghy with a crew of two had apparently been caught in the tide race between Giltar Point and Caldy Island. Her sail...
Victory
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—At about 9.30 P.M. on the 12th August, 1938, information was received from the lighthouse, through the signal station,that a boat close under the cliffs was in need of help. AN.E. wind was blowing and the sea was...
A Sailing Dinghy
At 6.15 p.m. on 4th June, 1970, a member of the crew of the Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, IRB saw a sailing dinghy with one man on board in difficulties three quarters of a mile off shore. The IRB was launched at 6.20.
There...
Dad's Army' Afloat
Two personalities from the television programme 'Dad's Army', who are always getting into hot water in the famous B.B.C. serial, sailed into cold water at the Little Venice Boat Afloat Show on 24th May-3rd June on behalf of the R...
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Ben Hebden
TANKER REFLOATED WITH HELP OF LIFE-BOAT Newhaven, Sussex. At 4.20 on the morning of the 16th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel was aground between Birling Gap and Belle Toute.
At...
Lindy Lou
CHILD AMONG FOUR RESCUED FROM YACHT Hoylake, Cheshire. Around 11.20 on the morning of the 30th July, 1962, a number of reports were received stating that a yacht had sunk off Sandhey slipway and that her crew were in the...
Peter Leigh
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At i a.m. on 3ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the m.v. Peter Leigh had broken down two and a half miles east of Morecambe Bay lightvessel.
The life-boat City of...
Huntress
At 11.30 a.m. on 6th April, 1969, the second coxswain reported that a small boat was drifting out to sea towards the Chequers Shoal buoy.
The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 11.58 in a fresh north easterly...
Tnalassa
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 12.25 a.m.
on 24th August, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the breakwater head. The life-boat St. Cybi {Civil Service No. 9) slipped her moorings at 1...
Gay Star (1)
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - At 9.37 p.m. on 9th April, 1967, news was received that the motor fishing vessel Gay Star had requested assistance eight miles north west of Strumbie head. Apparently her engine had failed. She carried a crew of...