LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bridge
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 8.35 on the evening of the 1st of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a small yacht was aground on the Barrow Sands. A helicopter took off and at 8.55 the life-boat Greater London II...
May Fly
Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.28 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1959, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was unable to make Ramsgate harbour and was dragging her anchor and in danger of going ashore. Six minutes...
Peace
Clacton- on- Sea, Essex.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 7th of July, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that the crew of a yacht were shouting for help south- west of Buxey Sands. At 6.30 the life-boat //. C. J., on temporary duty at the station...
Pleiades
Swanage, Dorset. At 3.55 on the afternoon of the 8th of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht whose sails had apparently been carried away seemed to be in difficulties a mile and a half off Peveril Point....
Sirius
Seaham, Co. Durham - At 8.1 p.m.
on 26th July, 1966, a yacht about one mile offshore, to the north of Seaham, was seen to be making heavy weather. The Sunderland IRB was requested to investigate.
As the...
Sirocco, of Port Wrinkle
Fowey, Cornwall - At 9.10 a.m. on 2nd September, 1966, a yacht was thought to have capsized between Looe and Polperro.
The life-boat Deneys Reitz proceeded at 9.20 in a strong westerly wind with a moderate sea. It was one...
Depaky II
Ramsgate, Kent - At 5.33 p.m. on I2th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht half a mile east of the North Goodwin buoy was firing flares. The Swedish ship Buenas Aires was standing by until the life-boat arrived....
Windgap, of London
AUGUST 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.50 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that North Foreland Radio had picked up a message from the American steamer City of Alma that a motor yacht to the north of Dumpton Buoy was in need of immediate...
Yla Section
SAFETY RULES A skipper whose 60-foot motor yawl rammed a 12-foot sailing dinghy, shipwrecking the latter crew, was fined £2 in January for careless navigating in Chichester harbour. The defendant had pleaded guilty to navigating a...
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Ger Gerritsen.The Netherlands
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