LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

TOW FOR YACHT WITH SAILS BLOWN AWAY Selsey, Sussex. At 7.5 on the evening of the 6th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with three people on board, which was close inshore off Elmer Sands, was...

During a whole N.N.W. gale with terrific squalls signals of distress were seen from a vessel at anchor in Torbay. The crew were summoned at once and the Life- boat Betsey Newbon launched. Owing to the gale blowing right on shore some...

During a moderate S.W. gale on the 13th December, the schooner Katie, of Car- narvon, stranded to thenorthof Braunton Lighthouse and made signals of distress.

In response, the No. 1 Life-boat Jane Hannah MacDonald was...

EMPTY YACHT FOUND AFTER COMBINED SEARCH Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 14th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the no. 1 pilot vessel Sir Thomas...

Breeches buoy rescue TWO PEOPLE IN DANGER, stranded on a rock at the mouth of the River Dee, were reported to the deputy launching authority of Kirkcudbright lifeboat station by Ardrossan Coastguard at 1321 on Sunday, May 16. The weather was...

In this issue News 2 All the latest from and about the Lifeboats Letters 8 Sailing on through stormy seas 10 Highlights from the Chairman's latest ACM speech Lifeboats in action 14 Includes a Silver Medal-winning service Meet the fleet...

BROADSTARS.—The reserve Life-boat temporarily placed at this station was launched at 9 P.M. on the 12th May, in a heavy rolling sea and a N.N.E. wind, and proceeded to the assistance of a vessel which had burnt flares off the North Foreland....

A routine exercise on 10 June between The Lizard lifeboat and a naval helicopter became the real thing the following day.

Both were called to the aid of the fishing vessel Harvester, which had reported an engine room fire...