LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Wicklow.—At 11.5 in the morning of the 27th of October, 1948, a boat was seen to be in difficulties and flying a distress signal two miles south-west of Newcastle Point, and the motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched at...

Margate, Kent. — At 8.33 in the evening of the 10th of May, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a small boat had burnt flares two and a half miles east of Margate, and at 8.40 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI was launched....

Newhaven, Sussex.—At 6.45 on the evening of the 27th of July, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S.

Ardetta, of Liverpool, which was off Newhaven, had asked for a boat to land a man who had fallen down her hold. The...

Ilfracombe, Devon.—Shortly before 6 P.M. on the 3rd September, 1939, information was received from the police that a small boat was in difficulties outside the breakers in Woollacombe Bay. A squally W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy...

West Mersea, Essex. At 4.15 p.m.

on 24th June, ^65, the coastguard reported that a cabin cruiser was drifting down the river Blackwater past Stone.

At 4.20 the IRB launched in a strong gusting to near gale...

Galway Bay - At 7.30 p.m. on 25th March, 1966, the honorary secretary received a report that distress flares had been seen about a mile south east of the North Aran light. At 8.5 the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched.

WAVED FOR HELP Anstruther, Fife. At 11.6 a.m. on 5th February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man in a small boat off Cellandyke was reported to be waving for help. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a...

BLOWN ASHORE Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 12.1 p.m.

on 6th June, 1964, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that one of the local pleasure boats had been blown ashore by the fresh south-easterly breeze and that...