LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ira (1)
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. On I4th February, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary was asked by the agents of the trawler Ira to lay an anchor and stand by while an attempt was made to refloat the vessel. At noon the life-boat...
Carry On
Aberdeen.—During the morning of the 25th August, 1938, the Gregness coastguard reported that distress signals had been heard off Girdleness.
Wind and sea were slight, but there was a dense fog. The No. 1 motor life-boat...
Canoes
GIRL RESCUED Exmouth, South Devon. At 5.25 p.m. on 17th April, 1965, two canoes were reported in trouble off Langstone Rock near Dawlish. The life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 6.10 in a northwesterly gale and moderate sea. The...
Boys' Own and My Judith, Philander et al
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 9.5 a.m.
on 22nd April, 1966, the assistant harbour master informed the honorary secretary that there were three cobles at sea, and the weather was deteriorating rapidly. He...
Parkside
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.— Signals of distress being shown by the brigantine Parkside, of Dundalk, on the 11th May, while a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W. with a heavy sea, the Life-boat Mary Isabella put off to her a-sistance at 9.55 A.M....
Courage, Pilot Me,Brilliant Star, Lead Us, Provider, Success II,Faith Star
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 16th of February, 1955, the weather worsened while fishing boats were at sea, and at 11.5 the life- boat E.C.J.R. was launched to escort them in. The sea was heavy, a moder- ate north-easterly...
A Dinghy
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 7.15 on the evening of the 3rd of April, 1959, the life-boat The Chieftain was returning to her station after a routine exercise when a message was received from the coastguard that a small dinghy was in...
Fishing Vessels and Express
FISHING VESSEL STRIKES PIER IN NEAR GALE Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 1st November, 1962, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that several fishing vessels were at sea in deteriorating weather. At 3.0...
Five Fishing Boats and Bairn's Pride
SIX FISHING BOATS ESCORTED Arbroath, Angus. On Friday the 30th August, 1963, at 8.45 a.m. the coastguard telephoned the honorary secretary to say that five fishing boats had gone to sea early that morning and were now returning to harbour....
John Willment
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 26th of October, 1957, the coastguard reported that the skipper of the trawler John Willment had found one of his crew in a state of collapse with no apparent heart-beat or pulse.
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