LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that in his opinion the rapidly deterior- ating weather conditions would make it dangerous for the returning fishing fleet as...
A Canoe (1)
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 9.45 on the morning of the 16th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small canoe had capsized off Castle beach and that its two occupants were in the water. The life- boat Crawford and...
An Aluminium Tub
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 8.30 p.m. on 20th April, 1968, the Dun Laoghaire lighthouse keeper told the honorary secretary that a man who had set out for Holyheadin an aluminium tub was in difficulties one cable east of the east pier...
Gwen
At 2.20 p.m. on 3rd December, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Gwen with two men on board, which had sailed from Maryport at noon the previous day bound for Workington, had not arrived. At 2.30...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Lead Us and Provider A
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 3rd of November, 1956, the motor fishing vessels Lead Us and Provider A had put out to the fishing grounds. By the time they were due to return to harbour the weather had deteriorated considerably,...
Mayflower
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 8.26 on the morning of the 24th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a man at Whitburn had reported a fishing coble flying a distress signal two and a half miles off Whitburn.
At nine...
A Relief Boat and a Pilot Boat
PILOT BOAT TAKES RELIEF BOAT IN TOW Clogher Head, Co. Lough. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 10th July, 1962, the honorary secretary received a message from the Baily lighthouse that the small relief boat for the Dundalk lighthouse was...
Rachel and Fishing Boats
FISHING BOAT ESCORTED OVER BAR Wbitby, Yorkshire. At 9.10 on the morning of the 16th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the weather was likely to become worse, and that an easterly gale was forecast as...
A Sailing Boat
HELICOPTER RESCUE FROM SAILING BOAT Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.55 on the evening of the 1st June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two people were clinging to an overturned sailing boat three miles north-east of the...
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SICK MAN FROM LIGHTHOUSE LANDED Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 15th June, 1963, the Commissioners of Irish Lights telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a keeper on Skelligs Rock fighthouse was very ill and to...