LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Andante
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 8.53 p.m. on 18th May, 1969, the coastguard reported that a motor boat, on passage between West Mersea and East Shoebury, was overdue. The m.v. City of Capetown reported sighting a boat aground on the Maplin sands...
A Boat
At 9.44 p.m. on soth May, 1967, it was learned that a small boat had broken down near the Stone Banks buoy. After it was ascertained that a shore boat could not assist and in view of the weather forecast the life-boat Cecil and Lilian...
A Speed-Boat
Hastings, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the 19th August a man told the honorary secretary that his speed-boat was anchored off the bathing pool, with her engine broken down, and that the weather was too bad for him to go off to her and fetch...
Hilda
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At about P.M. on the 4th April, 1938, a pilot reported that a boat was in distress off Sunderland. She was the motor fishing boat Lilian, of North Shields, with a crew of two, in difficulties owing to the fouling of...
Maggie
Newhaven and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Early in the morning of the 30th May, 1938, fishermen reported to the Newhaven life-boat station that the fishing smack Maggie, of Shoreham, was long overdue. A strong S.W. gale was blowing, with a...
Cap Lizard
SAILS WERE TORN Exmouth, South Devon. At 1.30 p.m.
on 4th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was dragging her anchor in rough seas and near gale force north-easterly winds close to...
Swift
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 11.35 P.M. on the 16th April, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was in distress off Beachy Head, and as the Eastbourne life-boat was oft service for overhaul, the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian...
Durandel
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.34 on the evening of the 17th of December, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a trawler had fired a red flare two miles south-south-east of Newhaven.
At 8.45 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott...
Peace and Plenty
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a fish- ing boat was in difficulties with a fouled propeller off Cuckmere haven and needed help. At 12.50 the life- boat Cecil and Lilian...
The Belgian Fishing Vessel Celtic
Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.20 on the morning of the 9th of April, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Belgian fishing vessel Celtic, which was four miles south of Newhaven, had water in her engine room and needed help....