LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Port Isaac and Padstow, Cornwall - At 7.25 p.m. on 7th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary at Port Isaac that a yacht had fired red flares about five miles west north west of the station. At 7.49 the IRB was launched...
The S.S. Attiki
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—In response to signals of distress shortly after 10 P.M. on the 27th April the Life-boat Hubert and Susan went to the assistance of the s.s. Attiki, of Andros, Greece, which ran on to the rocks at Newbiggin Church...
Petite Micheline and Vers le Destin
Arklow, and Wicklow, Co. Wicklow.— At 6.15 on the morning of the 10th of October, 1953, the Valentia Radio Station told the Arklow life-boat station that the French trawlers Petite Micheline and Vers le Destin had wirelessed that they had...
Four Rowing Boats
JULY 20TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. The life-boat crew had assembled to take the life-boat to Dartmouth for the life-boat flag day there, when, at 12.56 in the afternoon, Brixham coastguard reported a small boat in Babbacombe Bay in need of help,...
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JULY 9TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. An object, which looked like a raft with someone on board, was reported, but only a buoy was found. - Rewards, £13 9s. 6d..
The Converted Dutch Sailing Barge Dobber
Clacton-on- Sea, Essex.—At 3.32 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, a yacht was reported to be in distress east of the pier, and at 3.38 the life- boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched.
The sea was rough, with a...
Snowdrop
Dunbar, East Lothian - At 7.30 a.m.
on 15th June, 1967, it was learned that the motor fishing vessel Snowdrop which had grounded on Tynningham sands could not be refloated despite attempts by local fishing boats. It was...
Dirk II
Selsey, Sussex.—At 5.34 on the after- noon of the 14th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to pass on a report that a yacht appeared to be in distress about one mile off shore between East Wittering and Bracklesham Bay. The life-boat...
Tony's Club Talk
.Intrepid yachtsman and survivor Tony Bullimore, travelled up the country on 14 April to talk to members of the Ribble Cruising Club at Lytham and donated all admission fees to Lytham lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF
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Marz
THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning of the 17th June information was received that a vessel was in distress off Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J.
was...