LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St. Gerrard
Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 6.17 on the evening of the 12th of December, 1957, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary he had heard from a pilot that flares were being fired by a boat about one mile south of Arklow har- bour. At 6.30 the...
Skimmer I
Newcastle, Co. Down.—About 6.20 in the evening, on the 29th of August, 1950, the Kilkeel coastguard tele- phoned that a motor launch had broken down and was anchored two miles south-east of Kilkeel. Her crew were waving a flag. She was in no...
Mavis
Cullercoats, Northumberland.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of October, 1955, the Tynemouth coastguard rang up to say that a steamer had reported that a fishing coble was in distress about four miles north-north-east of Cullercoats....
Dinghies and Viveuse
Swanage, Dorset - At 1.58 p.m. on 2Oth May, 1967, a message was received that a dinghy was in need of assistance off Poole Bar buoy. Later two other dinghies were reported in trouble. The lifeboat R.L.P. was launched at 2.30 in a fresh south...
A Dinghy
100,000th life saved ON WEDNESDAY, May 28, 1975, HM Coastguard informed the New Brighton, Merseyside, honorary secretary that a boy was adrift in a rubber dinghy 200 yards off shore near Formby Point. The ILB was launched at 1435 in a...
A Boat
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 10.5 on the night of the 4th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with three people on board was drifting off Pen Anglas. The life-boat Howard Marryat was launched at 10...
Margaret Herd
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.5 on the night of the 8th of April, 1958, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Margaret Herd, of Fraserburgh, was ashore at Point of Ham in the Island of Bressay, near the...
A Boat
6th Feb- ruary. A boat was reported to be in distress off Canvey Island, but it was found to be only a drifting beach hut.— Rewards, £15 2s. 3d..
A Trawler
Portaskaig, Isle of Islay.—9th February.
A trawler had struck a reef off Ardbeg, but a coasting steamer picked up her crew.—Rewards, £7 2s..
A Small Boat (4)
Kirkcudbright. — 2nd October. A small boat in which a man had gone fishing had been washed ashore empty, but no trace of the man could be found.—Rewards, £16 2s. 6d..