LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sweet Sue
CREW OF THREE Salcombe, South Devon. At 5.2 p.m.
on 9th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a sailing yacht appeared to be in distress two miles west-north-west of Bolt Tail. She was tossing in a...
Vauban
ESCORTED TO ANCHORAGE At 9 p.m. on 4th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a British ship Vauban of Dundee had been in collision seven miles south-west of Dungeness, and needed assistance.
The...
Frigate Bird
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire—At 10.47 in the morning of the 18th of February,1952, the coastguard telephoned that the local fishing boat Frigate Bird had broken down one and a half miles to the southward and at 11.12 the lifeboat Jeanie Speirs...
Just Reward
Boulmer, Northumberland. At 10.4 on the morning of the 21st July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a coble had been seen flying a distress signal two and a half miles east of Boulmer. At 10.24 the life-boat...
The S.S. Goldbell
On the night of the 21st June the coastguard tele- phoned that a ship was ashore on Beachy Head ledge. The sea was smooth, but there was a very thick fog.
The Eastbourne life-boat was off ser- vice for overhaul and the...
None (4)
At 8.30 p.m. on 24th October, 1966, the nurse on Inishmaan Island informed the honorary secretary that an expectant mother on the island needed to be taken to hospital and requested that a boat be sent to fetch her. The life-boat Mable...
Fiona
Swanage, Dorset - At 1.19 p.m. on 2ist June, 1967, information was received that a cabin cruiser had broken down one mile south of Hopelake and that the crew of two were signalling for assistance. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 1.26 in...
A Sailing Dinghy (3)
West Mersea, Essex. At approx.
8.10 p.m. on 22nd May, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed that a sailingdinghy had capsized half a mile southeast of the station. At. 8.12 the inshore rescue boat launched in a gentle...
A Canoe (1)
Blackpool, Lancashire. At 6.10 p.m.
on 13th August, 1965, the police notified the honorary secretary that a boy was in difficulties in a small canoe south of central pier. The IRB was at once launched in a moderate...
Isabella
FEB. 18TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. At about 10.25 A.M. two local fishing cobles were behind Filey Brig, where heavy seas were running. A W.N.W. fresh wind was blowing, with a moderate to rough sea. At 10.45 A.M.
the pulling and...