LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Boat (1)
On the evening of the 15th August news was received that a small boat with a man and a woman on board had been seen in difficulties, drifting with the tide through Calf Sound. The honorary secretary engaged a motor boat and went in search...
Flamingo
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 5.55 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a motor launch appeared to have broken down one mile south-east of the pier. One of her crew of three was waving an oar, and at 6.17...
Prospect
EYEMOUTH, N.B.—On the 26th December, the smack Prospect, of this place, came into the bay before daybreak, and as the sea in the roadstead was heavy at the time, her anchor was dropped butdid not hold; the waves then drove the vessel in...
Prince Consort
PALLING, NORFOLK. — On the 6th January, 1898, the coxswain of the Life-boat Hearts of Oak was informed that flares had been shown in the direction of the Middle Happisburgh Sand.
The crew of the Life-boat were at once...
A Sailing Dinghy
CAPSIZED DINGHY TOWED IN Torbay, Devon. At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 21st June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized about a quarter of a mile east of Berry Head and that a sailing yawl...
Hazard
Early on the following day the brig Hazard, of Grimstead, bound to that port from Dover, in ballast, showed signals of distress in the offing. She appeared to be trying to work off the land, but could not do so, owing to the heavy wind and...
Gleaner
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 9.45 on the evening of the 4th of April, 1960, the assistant honorary secretary told the honorary secretary that he had heard the motor fishing vessel Gleaner of Fraserburgh wirelessing for help as she was ashore at...