LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Imperialist and Silver Line
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the weather was deteriorating and that the local fishing cobles Imperialist and Silver Line were still at sea. At 1.45 the...
Briarbank and Katreen
Buckie, Banffshire.—At 9.15 on the night of the 20th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the local fishing boat Briarbank was tow- ing the fishing boat Katreen to Buckie, but that the weather was becoming worse. Ten minutes...
Conlea and M.V. Winchester
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and St.
Helier, Jersey.—At 4.30 on the morning of the 10th of February, 1956, a wire- less distress message was received at the St. Peter Port signal station from the M.V. Conlea, of London, which...
Wairakei II and Beetle
Margate, Kent. — At 4.41 on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that two yachts appeared to be ashore on Margate sands some four and a half miles from Margate pier. The life- boat North Foreland (Civil...
Fishing Boats and Ursula
Walmer, Kent. At 1.55 on the after- noon of the 27th of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that residents at Walmer and Kingsdown had seen a number of small fishing boats in difficulties because of a sudden...
Dawn and Leila
Soutbend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.35 on the evening of the 13th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing barge was aground at the mouth of Holehaven Creek. At 6.45 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service...
Estelle and Finola
Howth, Co. Dublin. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 4th of August, 1958, the life-boat R.P.L. left her station for Malahide with twelve collectors for the local flag day on board. She arrived at 2.45, and a quarter of an hour later...
Concerto and Martez (2)
Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...
Sonia and Majestic
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 1.19 p.m. on 1st November, 1969, it was learnt that the motor boat Sonia was in difficulties about two miles south east by east of Tyne piers. The life-boat Tynesider was launched at 1.26 in a gale force west...
Britain and America
• Britain and America - an English language primer by Dr. Maria Alpers and Dr. Herbert Voges (Velhagen & Klasing Berlin und Bielefeld) includes an account of a service by the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat to the Dutch oil ...
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