LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ocean Hound
Dnngeness, Kent. — At 7.45 in the evening of the 2nd of October, 1949, a resident of Lydd telephoned that a vessel was ashore one mile west-north- west of Galloways. At eight o'clock the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched in...
Armorel
Appledore, Devon. At 10.10 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, while the life-boat Louisa Anne Hawker was on a combined exercise with the Royal Air Force, the sailing yacht Armorel, about three miles south-west by west of Fairway buoy, was seen to be...
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday workers have required to use all their energy and zeal during the past year in pressing on their campaign on behalf of the fund. What with the South African War, and an increased Income Tax, followed by Peace...
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Glenwood
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.15 on the morning of the 26th of April, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a motor barge needed help one mile north-east of the North Knob buoy. At 11.36 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil...
A Dinghy (1)
MAN FOUND AFTER EIGHT-HOUR SEARCH Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 12.30 early on the morning of the 7th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Portree had reported that a man was calling for help from his...
Fishing Boats
On the morning of the 15th February nine fishing boats proceeded to the fishing ground about eight or nine miles from the land. Shortly after having shot theirlines they were overtaken by a heavy gale from the N., and a very rough sea, and...
Leila
CAUGHT IN HERRING NET Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 10.58 a.m. on nth October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning a red flare a mile and a half from Lowestoft coastguard lookout. There was a fresh...
Evelyn Rose
Islay, Inner Hebrides. — At 6.45 on the night of the 22nd of November, 1949, the Kilchqman coastguard tele- phoned that a resident of Port Askaig had reported a vessel ashore on Jura, about one mile north of Inver. At 6.55 the life-beat...
Amulet
ENGINE FAILED, SAIL CARRIED AWAY Walmer, Kent.—At 8.17 on the night of the 9th of September, 1947, the Deal coastguard telephoned that the auxili- ary yacht Amulet needed a tow one mile east of St. Margarets Bay. The motor life-boat Charles...
Launches
istings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Oct3 D-536:Oa3 ABERDOVEY B-754:Oc5 B-75ft Sep 12; Nov 28 ABERYSTWYTH B-70*Sepl2.15.20;Nov8 ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28):Sep30; Oct 12,24.25 AITH ON-1232(17-14):Sep20 ALDE8URCH ON-1184(12-2S)Dec 16 D-52ft Nov...
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