LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leander
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. While a whole gale was blowing accompanied by a heavy sea on the night of the 2nd January, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Leander of Carnarvon, laden with meal from Paisley for...
Prosperity
The smack Prosperity, of Carnarvon, whilst bound in ballast from Aberayron to Carnarvon, was lying at anchor in Porthdinllaen Bay on the 16th March, when the westerly wind increased to a whole gale. She rode heavily and at about 8.30 P.M....
A Dinghy (5)
PorfhdinJlaen, Caernarvonshire. At 7.30 on the evening of the 23rd of September, 1958, a message was re- ceived from the coastguard that a small dinghy was in difficulties north-east of Porthdinllaen Point. The life-boat Charles Henry...
The Conningbeg Lightvessel
MASTER OF LIGHTVESSEL Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 5.30 p.m.
on 8th January, 1964, the Irish Lights Office informed the honorary secretary that the wife of the master of the Conningbeg lightvessel was ill. There were light airs...
A Speed Boat and a Dinghy
Aberdovey, Merioneth. At 2.30 p.m. on 9th August, 1964, the Outward Bound Sea School look-out saw a submerged dinghy and a capsized speedboat with one person on board being carried put to sea by the ebbing tide. At 2.35 the inshore rescue...
Alcina
Selsey, Sussex. At 1.15 on the after- noon of the llth June, 1961, the coast- guard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had been dismasted close to the Owers lightvessel. There was a fresh south-westerly wind with a rough sea, and the...
Alchemist
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 8.57 a.m. on 26th March, 1967, a yacht, in a position three miles south east of the Needles, was seen firing red flares. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe proceeded at 9.18 on a flooding tide. There was a...
Washington
SEPT. 2ND. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
At 6.36 A.M. the coastguard informed the life-boat authorities that the trawler Washington, of Grimsby, was ashore near Duncansby Head. The weather was very foggy, with a fresh southerly...
Salvor
DEC. 25TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 5.45 P.M. the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat was ashore off Montifiore. The weather was foggy with a light N.W. wind.
Putting out at 6.25 P.M. the motor life-boat Prudential found...
P.W. 125
APRIL 29TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
At 3.15 P.M. the coastguard reported distress signals from a fishing boat which was rapidly drifting out to sea before a strong E.S.E. wind. The sea was choppy. The motor life-boat Richard...