LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Dover, Kent.—At 11.9 on the morn- ing of the 20th of December, 1952, the Sandgate coastguard telephoned that a man was cut off by the tide near St.
Margaret's Bay, and" at 11.30 the life- boat Southern Africa, in...
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Cut off by the tide DURING THE AFTERNOON of Sunday, January 3, 1988 the station honorary secretary of Staithes and Runswick was informed by a member of the public that four adults and two boys were cut off by the tide a few yards from the...
Sea Lark
This Life-boat was also launched, at noon of the 27th February, to render assistance to a vessel observed at anchor in dangerous position near the Cockle Sand, with a signal of distress flying. The Godsend had to cross the Barber Sand, over...
Westward Ho
Aberdeen.—At 3.41 on the afternoon of the 6th of August, 1955, the coast- guard telephoned that a small boat, with a crew of four, appeared to be in difficulty and drifting southwards two and a half miles south-east of Findon Ness. At four...
Barranquilla
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 4.58 p.m. on 28th November, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt from the coastguard that the motor vessel Marchion Enterprise had taken the yacht Barranquilla in tow with a broken propeller shaft coupling...
Pamparo
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 11.58 on the morning of the 4th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties north of the harbour mouth. At 12.4 the life-boat Louise...
Resourceful
RESCUE FROM BARGE IN GALE Clacton-on-Sea,Essex. At 10.32 on the night of the 7th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen four miles south of Clacton pier. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring...
Two Dinghies
Rowing dinghy WHILE SAILING his lift 6in Laser dinghy off Thorpe Bay Yacht Club at 1555 on Friday February 27. 1981, 16-year-old Carl Palmby saw someone on the beach waving to alert him to a casualty. He immediately headed for the position...
Morning Star
MORE LOBSTER FISHERS IN DISTRESS Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At about 1.15 in the afternoon of the 21st of August, 1947, the civic guard reported that the salmon yawl Morning Star, of Helvick, which had been lobster fishing, was in...
Eliza Emma
The brig Eliza Emma, of Shoreham.
while entering Hartlepool, at about 7 P.M., on the 14th February, during a moderateS.S.E. gale, accompanied by a very heavy sea, ran ashore on the Beacon Eocks, owing to the thickness of...