LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway. — At six o'clock on the evening of the 30th of October, 1956, the local doctor tele- phoned the honorary secretary to ask him if the life-boat would take an injured person to the mainland. As the tide would have...
Robert Lindrick
Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 5.38 on the morning of the 5th of February, 1957, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that the steam trawler Robert Lindrick, of Aberdeen, was ashore on the Isle of Mull. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose put out at...
The Motor Coaster Cyprian Coast
COASTER RE-FLOATED Caister, Norfolk.—At about 10.30 in the morning of the 12th of October, 1947, a motor vessel was seen stranded on the west side of Scroby Sands, two miles east of the life-boat station, and the motor life-boat Josk Neville...
Joy
Margate, Kent. At 10.15 on the morning of the 28th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a message had been received from the Tongue lightvessel that a yacht was in difficulties one mile east of the lightvessel...
Rigel
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 7.29 on the evening of the 17th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel was burning red flares half a mile south- east of the pier. The life-boat Cunard, on temporary...
Joyce
Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 12.37 on the afternoon of the 20th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in distress off Spital Point. At 12.50 the life-boat Richard Ashley was launched in a...
Hermione
Salcombe, Devon. At 8.45 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a motor boat had broken down and was drifting towards Prawle Point. The life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse put out...
The S.S. Ribblehead
Barrow, Lancashire. At 11.35 on the morning of the llth of December, 1959, a firm of shipping agents in- formed the honorary secretary that a radio message had been received from the s.s. Ribblehead, which had sailedon the morning tide from...
Brittania
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 17th of December, 1949, the local fishing coble Brittania, manned by a crew of three, was at sea. It was very rough and there was a north- westerly gale; conditions were so bad in fact,...
Dragonfly
Torbay, Devon.-—Early in the after- noon, on the 26th of September, 1950, the Berry Head coastguard reported a small motor boat apparently broken down. The occupants were waving to attract attention. At 2.5 the life-boat George Shee put out...