LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Callum Cille
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of February, 1954, the Kilchomaii coastguard re- ported that the fishing boat Callum Cille, of Oban, which had a crew of three, had run on a reef off the north shore of Loch Tarbert...
Ruby
Peel, Isle of Man.—Shortly after one •o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th •of August, 1950, the harbour master notified the honorary secretary that the local fishing yawl Ruby, overdue with a <^rew of two, had broken down at White...
Broughton
At noon on the 14th November the barque Broughton, of Liverpool, bound from Shields to Val- paraiso, was observed drifting towards the land east of Brighton, during a heavy gale from the W.S.W. The Broughton had lost her mizen-mast, and had...
Catherine
During a strong E.N.E. gale on the 12th May the fishing boat Catherine, of Arbroath, whilst returning to Harbour was in considerable danger owing to the heavy sea running, and there was some proba- bility of her being dashed on to the rocks....
Tijl Uilenspiegel (5)
Six lifeboats in search for missing Belgian trawler The new Tyne class lifeboat at Douglas, Isle of Man, had a testing time during her first service, in a search for a missing Belgian trawler which lasted for 11 hours in Force 7 winds and...
A Dutch Coaster
DECKS WERE AWASH At 4.47 p.m. on 24th September, 1964, a report was received via Cromer radio that a small Dutch coaster which had been in a collision was in danger of sinking in choppy seas and fresh south-southeasterly winds. Because of...
A Sailing Boat and Ampico 2
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 6.55 on the evening of the 7th of June, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a cabin cruiser was making very heavy weather five miles south-south-west of Mumbles Head. At 7.10 the life-boat William...
A Dinghy (5)
Cromarty, Cromartyshire. At 6.24 on the evening of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man was adrift in a dinghy east of Rosemarkie. At 6.48 the life-boat Lilla Marras, Douglas and Will slipped her...
Maybird
The motor life-boat K.E.C.F., with a tender in tow, put out at 3.35 P.M. on the 25th March, as the life-boat watch- man had seen a small vessel go ashore about half a mile S.W. of the fort. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
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Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 3.35 p.m.
on 14th September, 1966, three men were reported stranded on the Blasket Islands.
There was a westerly gale with a very rough sea. It was high water. The lifeboat Rowland...