LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Pilot Boat
RUNSWICK.—At about 4 P.M. on the 7th Apiil a pilot boat was seen making for the shore. A heavy gea was then breaking on the bar, and the boat would evidently run considerable danger in attempting to cross it. It was therefore decided to take...
Bavaria
Hastings, Sussex - At 9.30 a.m. on 20th September, 1968, the motor mechanic informed the honorary secretary that the crew of three aboard a dredger west of St. Leonards wished to be taken off in view of the deteriorating weather conditions....
Mini and Daisy
Montrose, Angus.—On the morning of the 5th October the sea, which had been making with the ebb tide, rapidly became worse, and by low water was breaking right across the bar. Several of the smaller fishing boats were at sea, and as they...
Albert
On the morn- ing of the 12th July the schooner Alert, of Falmouth, whilst working down Channel, bound for Truro with coal, was seen to miss stays, and before the crew could wear ship she struck on Taylor's Bank. The Life-boat John and...
Two Small Vessels
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 6.5 in the evening of the 17th of October, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a ship had reported two small vessels in distress and signalling for help, one and a half miles north-east of Blacktail Spit Buoy, and...
A Boat (7)
SEPT. 3RD. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON.
Shortly before 6 P.M. information was received from the police that a small boatwas in difficulties outside the breakers in Woolacombe Bay. A squally W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy...
A Vessel (1)
APRIL 16TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 7.35 in the evening a message was received from the Craster coastguard that a vessel had been torpedoed while in convoy, nine miles northeast- by-north of Craster, and had sunk within sight...
None (6)
FEBRUARY 5TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. The crew of an American aeroplane had baled out, but none of them could be found. It was learned later that they were safe. - Rewards, £11 17s..
Sirdar
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.——At 7.30 in the night of the 23rd of October, 1949, a resident of Criccieth telephoned that he could see an unusual light a.
mile off Criccieth. The life-boat station made further enquiries...
Fishing Boats (2)
GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.—At 9 A.M. on the 19th March some of the fishing fleet which had been overtaken by a gale were seen approaching the harbour. A very heavy sea was breaking on the bar, and it was therefore thought desirable that the Life-boat...