LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Stronsay, Orkneys. At 10.45 P-m- °n 22nd December, 1965, a doctor on Eday Island told the honorary secretary that a three-year-old boy had been run over by a motor vehicle and had sustained a broken leg and head injuries, and had since...
Arctic Brigand
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 12.30 on the 5th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there was a man on board the trawler Arctic Brigand who was suffering from an epileptic fit and required immediate medical attention....
Scarcity
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 7.46 in the morning of the 29th of March, 1952, the coastguard telephoned a wireless message from the motor vessel Scarcity, of London, that her rudder was not working. She was ten miles north- east-by-east of...
The Silver Line, Little Lady, Victory Rose, Floral Queen, Enterprise II,Gem
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the llth of September, 1952, the weather was becoming steadily worse, with a strong freshening northerly wind and strong ebb-tide making the harbour entrance dangerous for small boats. It was decided to...
Green Pastures
Blyth, Northumberland.—At 12.1 on the afternoon of the 27th of October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received from New- biggin that the Newbiggin life-boat was unable to launch and escort in a fishing coble. The...
Fishing Boats
Sheringham, Norfolk. — About six o'clock on the morning of the 29th of June, 1953, six local fishing boats put to sea in fair weather, but a swell developed and it became misty. At ten o'clock a man told the life-boat honorary...
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MISSING ON CLIFFS At 10.32 p.m. on I2th August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boy was missing on Amroth cliffs. There was a smooth sea with very little wind. The tide had been ebbing for one hour when the...
Renette
TOW FOR YACHT IN ROUGH SEA Runswick, Yorkshire. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th April, 1962, the coxswain and other members of the life-boat crew saw a yacht in difficulties north of Staithes. The honorary secretary was...
A Yawl
LIFE-BOAT ESCORTS YAWL WITH SIX CHILDREN ABOARD Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 4.55 on the afternoon of the 31st August, 1962, a message was received from Cahirciveen that six children were adrift in a yawl under oars and were being blown seawards...
Klaus
TOW FOR YACHT WITH FIVE ABOARD Ramsgate, Kent. At 5.30 on the afternoon of the llth May, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the yacht Klaus, near the Goodwin Knoll buoy, had steering trouble and needed help. The coaster Keynes...