LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Evening Cruise On Tuesday July 5 Harwich branch chartered a harbour ferry for an evening cruise up the River Stour and at 1910 on a perfect summer's evening the ferry set sail with 99 adults and six children on board. The ladies'...

FMBTWOOD, LANCASHIRE. — At 5.45 A.M.

on the 10th August, it was reported that a vessel had dragged her anchor and was in distress about 2 miles N.E. of the Wyre Light. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the N.W., and a...

The steamer Balvenie, of Glasgow, whilst bound from Grimsby to Grangetnouth with a cargo of pig-iron, stranded on the Inner Binks on the 7th February. When the vessel first stranded the weather was moderately fine, but at about 5.45 A.M.<...

Margate, Kent.—At 1.15 i n the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1948, a tug with a yacht in tow was seen five miles to the northward, making little headway, and at 2.30 the coastguard telephoned that she appeared to have broken down and was...

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of May, 1953, the life-boat honorary secretary saw the local yacht Rainbow with a crew of four, drifting across the north of the harbour. She had been dismasted and...

YACHT WAS SINKING At 4 a.m. on i8th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen off Bognor and at 4.10 the life-boat Canadian Pacific put to sea. A fresh wind was blowing from the south-west, the...

ON CAISTER SHOAL Caister, Norfolk. At 6.30 a.m. on i ith October, 1964, when the mechanic was fishing at sea he saw a small vessel aground on Caister shoal. The honorary secretary was told and at 7.5 the life-boat The Royal Thames left in a...

Longhope, Orkney.—At about 9.20A.M. on the 1st July information was received by telephone from Torness that a trawler was ashore. A moderate easterly wind was blowing. The sea was smooth, but there was a dense fog.

The...