LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Whitby, Yorkshire. On the 4th of April, 1960, there was a heavy ground sea on the bar, which made it dangerous for boats to enter harbour. As the local fishing fleet was still at sea, in- cluding a number of small cobles, it was decided to...

Filey, Yorkshire. At 10.35 on the morning of the 28th of December, 1960, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that eleven local cobles were at sea fishing. As the weather was deteriorat- ing it was decided, in the absence of the honorary...

PwIIheli, Caernarvonshire.—On the afternoon of the 25th of August, 1948, a south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and at 4.10 the Abersoch coastguard asked the life-boat to search for a sailing boat which had been seen off...

Whitby, Yorkshire - At 5.38 p.m. on 1st October, 1969, the coastguard reported that the m.f.v. Fairmorn had been in danger of going aground on the Upgang rocks and might attempt to make harbour. There was a heavy confused swell running at...

Courdon, Kincardineshire.—At about 3.30 P.M., on the 19th January, 1939, a report was received from Johnshaven that the local fishing boats Isa Simpson and Sunbeam were at sea, and that owing to the bad weather they were making for Gourdon...

Filey, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 7th of December, 1950, some fishing cobles of Filey were at sea.

Because of the freshening north-westerly wind and mounting seas it was decided to launch the life-boat, and at 1.36...

Coxswain George Lisle of Tyne- mouth died on the 6th of December, 1959, at the age of 80. He first joined the Tynemouth crew in 1921. He was second coxswain from 1925 to 1938 and then coxswain for four years. He was awarded the bronze medal...

HOLYHEAD.—Signals of distress were seen in the bay at 8.30 P.M. on the llth December during a very heavy gale from the W.N.W. The Thomas Fielden Life-boat put off and found the schooner Dorothy and Mary, of Carnarvon, coal laden from...