LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Floral Queen, Silver Line, Little Lady and Margaret
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1952, the life-boat head launcher reported that the seas were very heavy on the harbour bar, making the conditions bad for returning fishing cobles. Four cobles were at...
May Lily
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 11.55 on the morning of the 15th of January, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a message had been received from Flamborough that the fishing boat May Lily, of Scarborough, with a crew of four, was in distress...
Skylark
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 11.20 in the morning of the 17th of January, 1950,the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Skylark, of Shoreham, working from Eastbourne, had not returned from early morning fishing.
As the...
Lorna Doone
Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 12th of August, 1956, the motor mechanic saw a small craft in difficulties about one mile east of Mumbles Head. The life-boat Wil- liam Gammon—Manchester and District XXX was launched...
A Fishing Coble
Filey, Yorkshire, On the morning of the 19th September, 1961, the weather deteriorated rapidly and as there was a local fishing coble at sea it was decided to launch the life-boat The Isa andPenryn Milstedio escort her...
Jean
FLARES NEAR ISLAND At 8.24 p.m. on i2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that flares had been seen between Puffin Island and Great Orme Head. It was low water with a smooth sea and light airs. At 8.40 the life-boat Cunard,...
A Speed Boat
SPEED BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 2.28 on the afternoon of the 26th May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flashing light had been seen north-east of Orlock Head. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly put...
Judith Margaret
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 8.27 a.m. on 19th October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had been anchored all night south of the Shipwash lightvessel. At 9.30 the coastguard told the honorary secretary that...
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CUT OFF BY TIDE Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 9.35 a.m.
on 24th October, 1964, the coastguard told the life-boat mechanic that a man and a dog were cut off by the tide about five miles south-east of Pembrey. The tide was one...
Marie, of Boustead
At daylight on the 20th Oct., signals of distress were observed from i this station, shown by the schooner Marie Boustead, of Nantes, which, with foremast and maintop-masts gone, was riding at anchor by one cable only on a rocky i lee shore....