LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Converted Ship's Life-Boat
Howth, Co. Dublin.—During the evening of the 23rd May, 1938, a converted ship's life-boat put off from Baldoyle, with a party of three men, four boys and two girls on board. Her sail was blown away, she got into difficulties, and the...
George and Margaret, Hope-on, John and Margaret, and Our Boys
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — Early on the morning of the 7th April the coastguard reported that five local fishing cobles were out, and that it would be very dangerous for them to make harbour. The sea was very rough, and a very strong,...
Sarah Ross
Peterfcead, Aber^eenshire.—At 12.30 A.M. on the 26th August, 1939, a message was received from the relatives of two men on board the motor fishing boat Sarah Ross, of Peterhead, that they were overdue. A light N.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
Onward
Boulmer, Northumberland.—On the 4th October, 1939, at 9.45 A.M. the Craster coastguard reported that the motor fishing coble Onward was disabled a mile off the harbour. A strong E.S.E.
breeze was blowing, with a rough...
A Motor Yacht
Dungeness, Kent.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 24th of July, 1952, the life-boat mechanic reported that a yacht was in difficulties two miles west of the life-boat station. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched at 10.45 in a...
Anna Henny
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At ten o'clock on the night of the 19th of November, 1952, the Redcar coastguard tele- phoned that he had fired a rocket to warn a vessel that she was heading for Salt Scar Rocks. The vessel did not seem to...
Old Bob Leach
Hastings, Sussex.—At 4.33 on the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1952, the life-boat honorary secretary saw a fishing boat about five miles to the south-east burn flares. At 4.36 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched in a slight sea with a...
Cloetta
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 3rd of September, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the yacht Cloetta, of Burnham-on- Crouch, was aground four and a quarter miles south-east of Clacton pier. A later message...
A Punt
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—A routine exer- cise had been arranged for the life-boat A.E.D. at 2.30 on the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1953, but at 1.40, when the coxswain, motor mechanic and his assistant were preparing her for sea, the...
Provider
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January. 1954, a fishing coble was still at sea in worsening weather, and at two o'clock the life-boat Friendly Forester was launched in a rough sea. with a strong northerly gale...