LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (3)
Less than 20 minutes THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Berth ILB station saw a small sailing dinghy in the vicinity of some rocks about a quarter of a mile south west of the station; it was 1440 on Wednesday, July 21. While he watched, the...
Oyster Catcher
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — About 1.50 in the afternoon of the 8th of June, 1947, the coastguard tele- phoned that a small yacht had capsized two OT three miles out, south of the Medusa Buoy, and the motor life-boat E.M.E.D. left her...
The House-Boat Petrina
Dungeness, Kent, and Hastings, Sus- sex. At 10.12 on the night of the 1st of January, 1959, the coastguard at Fairlight informed the Hastings honor- ary secretary that two flares had been seen south-east of the look-out. At 10.45 the...
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CARNSORE, Co. WEXFOKD.—Signals were shown by the Tuskar Lighthouse for the steamer to proceed to her, on the 29th August. A messenger was at once sent to Wexford, but the tender could not get over the bar, owing to the heavy...
The Kismet, of Preston
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. At 11.45 in the morning the life-boat coxswain, while on the pier at Lytham, saw a sailing yacht coming up the river with her mast and sail overboard. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a...
Melona
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.46 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a boat anchored three miles south- east of Clacton pier was showing dis- tress signals. At 10.5 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was...
Obituary
Obituary It is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: November Mrs Pat Lang, membership secretary and wife of the chairman of Totton branch. Mr and Mrs Lang both joined the branch in 1975, a year after the branch was formed....
Category: Obituaries
Fishing Boats (1)
— The motor Life-boat Alexander Tulloch was launched at 10.15 A.M. on the 17th March to the assistance of the Peter- head fishing fleet. The morning had been very fine, but at ten o'clock a strong gale suddenly sprang up from the N.E.,...
Colinne
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 6.5 on the morning of the 24th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fish- ing vessel Colinne of Ullapool had a badly injured man on board who needed medical aid. A...
A Converted Ship's Life-Boat
Plymouth, Devon - At 3.50 a.m. on 16th July, 1966, a converted ship's lifeboat with four men on board was stated to be overdue. The occupants had gone fishing at the ledges nine miles out. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse...