LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Ex-naval Pinnace
WATERLOGGED PINNACE At 7.14 p.m. on ifth October, 1963, the coastguard told the coxswain that red flares had been seen off Dimlington. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 7.25 in a moderate southerly breeze and moderate sea....
A Coble
Lightning strike Bridlington's Mersey class 1 ifeboat Peggy and Alex Caird, alerted in the service above, is pictured in action later, on 27 June 1989, when she was called to the aid of a Whitbyregistered coble. The vessel had been...
Star Thrower
Yacht saved in darkness SEVERE GALE TO STORM FORCE SOUthsouth- westerly winds were blowing on the night of Sunday May 25 when a message reached the honorary secretary of Moelfre lifeboat station that a 24ft yacht with auxiliary engine, Star...
Bjornhang
APRIL 5TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
At 5 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore at Balcomie Bay. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 5.25 A.M. the motor life-boat Nellie...
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At 2.40 on the afternoon of the 13th October, 1961, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary if the life-boat would take a sick woman cff the island of Inishere and an injured child from Kilronan and bring them...
A Sailing Dinghy (3)
Harwich, Essex - At 2.43 p.m. on 30th May, 1966, a small sailing dinghy was reported to have capsized one mile off Dovercourt beach. The IRB launched at 2.48 in a moderate east north easterly breeze and moderate sea. The tide was ebbing. The...
Guiding Light
Arklow, Co. Wicldow.—At five o'clock on the evening of the 1st of December, 1950, distress signals were seen three miles north of Arklow Harbour. Five minutes later the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched in a very rough sea with a...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
DINGHY'S CREW REFUSE OFFER OF HELP Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 15th May, 1963, a local resident informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy was in difficulty between a mile and a half and...
Foxfield
INJURED IN EXPLOSION Dover, Kent. At 2.8 p.m. on 3rd February, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Foxfield had reported an explosion on board and needed the services of a doctor, life-boat and a tug....
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