LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Filey
FILEY, Tuesday January 7, 1986: the weather was worsening with a south-easterly near gale, force 7, and a rough sea when the fishing coble, Opportunity, was seen to break down on the weather side of Filey Brigg.
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Category: Photographs
Fishing Yawls
, YOBKSHIBK. — On the morning of Sunday, the 2nd September, the wind blew a fresh gale from the S.S.E. Several fishing yawls were lying at anchor in the bay, and, the sea being heavy, their crews were unable to go off to them in their own...
Fishing Boats
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 23rd of February, 1957, three local fishing boats were at sea.
The wind had freshened from the south- east, causing a very heavy sea at the harbour mouth, and the life-boat...
Morning Breeze
Selsey, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the after- noon of the 9th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Chichester police had reported a yacht in difficulties half a mile off Brackles- ham Bay. At six o'clock the life-boat Canadian...
A Motor Launch
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.-—At 7.10 on the evening of the 13th of July, 1957, the honorary secretary received a message from the assistant harbour master that a boat needed help off the east pier. The life-boat Dunleanj II put out at 7.45...
Conway
Margate, Kent.—On the afternoon of the 10th of February, 1957, the life- boat Cunard was on passage from Brightlingsea to Margate to carry out temporary duty. At the entrance to the River Colne the coxswain saw a man standing up in a motor...
Rosebank
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Rosebank of Wick appeared to be in distress in Sinclair Bay. At 3.40 the life-boat City of...
Fish Carrier Khartoum
During foggy but smooth weather on the 6th June, information was received that a trawler had run ashore on the Bell Buoy Shoal, Scroby Sands. The crew of the Mark Lane were promptly assembled and the boat, in tow of a tug, proceeded to the...
A Trawler (1)
Peterhead, Aberdeen.—2nd May. A telephone message was received from a man that he had heard on his wireless receiver a trawler calling Wick Radio to get into touch with the life-boat, as another trawler was ashore north of Buchan Ness. The...
Rescue from a Panamanian Steamer
AT 8.30 on the evening of the 21st of January, 1955, Mr. Jack Hicks, a Scilly Isles pilot of St. Agnes, tele- phoned the honorary secretary of the St. Mary's, Scilly Isles, life-boat station, Mr. Trevellick Moyle, to say he had heard the...
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