LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Martaban
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 3.55 early on the morning of the llth of March, 1961, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that the s.s. Martaban, whose position was eight miles south-by-west of Mumbles Head, had a fire in...
Sunya
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd July, 1961, the coastguard learnt that a dinghy had capsized about a mile off shore at Gorton and that her crew were clinging to her. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing...
Praunheim, of Bremen
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.30 a.m.
on 3Oth July, 1967, a message was received from Valentia radio that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Praunheim of Bremen, and a request had been made for the life-boat to...
Amidas
Escort for Lobster Boat A LOBSTER FISHING VESSEL, AmiddS of Castleton, was known to be fishing west of Islay, Hebrides, with a crew of two on Thursday, September 27, 1973.
When, at 5.20 p.m., with the westerly wind at storm...
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AUG. 5TH. - TOBERMORY, ISLE OF MULL. During the evening a doctor asked for the life-boat to take a woman to Oban, to be sent thence to the Maternity Hospital, Glasgow. No steamer was available and he was afraid that she would bleed to...
Union, of Fraserburgh
AUGUST 30TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE At 11.35 at night the coastguard reported flares about one mile off North Head. A light south-south-east wind was blowing. There was a heavy swell. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was...
Frode
APRIL 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 5.45 P.M . the coastguard reported a ship sinking four miles S.E. at Littlehampton, and at 6.17 P.M. the motorlife-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched. A fresh S.W. wind was...
Bjornhang
APRIL 5TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
At 5 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore at Balcomie Bay. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 5.25 A.M. the motor life-boat Nellie...
Octoroon, of Abersoch
SEPTEMBER 3RD. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
At 10.35 in the morning the coastguard reported a small vessel drifting on to the Skerries. A strong easterly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor lifeboat John and Mary...
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