LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Amalthea
FISHING VESSEL TOWED AFTER PROPELLERS CLEARED Amble, Northumberland. At 1.26 early on the morning of the llth July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Amalthea of Seahouses needed help as her fishing...
Wyre British
Stornoway, Hebrides.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 2nd of February, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was ashore near the eastern end of Goat Island in Stornoway harbour. The life-boat The James and Margaret lioijd put out...
Sally
HOYLAKE. — The Life - boat Ooard William Squarey was launched at 11.28 M. on the 14th July in a strong gale from N.W. by W. and a very heavy sea, and proceeded to the yawl Sally, of Liverpool, reaching her at 12 o'clock. She was at...
Sandi’s shores
One of the first questions to spring to mind meeting comedian, TV and radio presenter, actor, adventurer, author, playwright and journalist Sandi Toksvig is whether there’s anything she’s not good at. ‘Oh, I’m rubbish at so many things –...
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Venus, Gallilee, Success, Pilot Me and Provider
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 15th March, 1939, five Whitby fishing vessels put to sea at 5 A.M. A strong N.N.E. wind was blowing, with a heavy broken sea. The sea increased and at 10 A.M. the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann...
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Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—On the night of the 9th of December, 1949, a woman was taken very ill. A north-westerly gale was blowing with a very rough sea.
As she needed hospital treatment with- out delay and there was no other...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
Dungeness, Kent.—At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1951, the Lade coastguard telephoned that a man was in difficulties in a sailing dinghy off Littlestone. At 1.15 the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched. The sea...
Galene
Dover, Kent. At 9.40 on the evening of the 20th of July, 1958, Lloyds signal station informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was in distress off Shakespeare Cliff. At 9.50 the life- boat Southern Africa put out in a rough sea....
Evening Song
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 7.44 p.m. on 24th March, 1967, the look-out at Cemaes Bay reported a small boat making for Holyhead in a very rough sea. It was two hours before high water. The lifeboat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland, ontemporary duty...
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JAVELIN AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO SEA Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 11.23 on the morning of the 18th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Javelin aircraft with a crew of two had crashed into the sea seven to twelve...