LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

YOUGHAL, Co. CORK.—On the evening of the 13th July, the coastguard reported that an open boat, containing five soldiers, was in danger about five miles from land.

The wind was blowing from the N.W. at the time, and there...

Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 8.15 on the morning of the 5th of October, 1959,the honorary secretary learnt that the fishing coble Betty Sheader was still at sea. The weather was worsening, and at 8.25 the life-boat J. G. Graves of Sheffield...

Stronsay, Orkney-At i.io p.m. on 27th November, 1966. the doctor on Sanday asked the honorary secretary for the services of the life-boat to convey a woman suffering from acute appendicitis to hospital at Kirkwall. At 1.35 the lifeboat The...

CREW TAKEN OFF At 2.50 p.m. on 9th December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler was aground on Boray Holm, Gairsay. The life-boat The John Gellatly Hyndmanputoutat^.s in a strong south-westerly wind and a rough...

Margate, Kent. The honorary secretary was notified by the coastguard at ii.12 p.m. on 8th June, 1965, that flares had been observed about one mile off Margate pier. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. ir) was launched at 11.31 on...

This year saw the 70th anniversary of the mass evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk during the Second World War. On 30 May 1940, the RNLI received a call from the UK Ministry of Shipping, asking for as many lifeboats as possible to be...

Teesmouth, Yorkshire—At 11.15 on the night of the 20th of July, 1957, the South Gare coastguard telephoned that a small coaster was ashore in the river near Redcar wharf. It was learnt later that the coaster was aground by her stern and that...

At about 7.40 A.M. on the 21st No- vember a message was received from the Coastguard reporting that a vessel was on the West Sunk Sands, and the Wal- ton-on-the-Naze Life-boat James Stevens No. 14 was sent to her assistance. On arrival at...