LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Misty Isle
Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
—At 11.38 on the morning of the llth of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a landing craft had reported a fishing vessel in need of help four miles to the southward, and at...
A Fishing Boat (1)
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 4.21 A.M.
on the 9th November, 1938, the coastguard telephoned the life-boat honorary secretary that a fishing boat was signalling for help off Ramore Head. A S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate,...
Mon Ami
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 25th October, 1939, at 2.45 P.M. the coast- guard reported having received a message from a resident of Holland-on- Sea, that a small rowing boat with three men on board appeared to be in diffi- culties about...
C.E. 44
FISHING BOAT TOWED IN Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 5.30 in the evening of the 16th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat C.E. 44 was overdue. A later message said that she had last been seen one mile off the Royal...
A Small Sailing Boat
On the 27th July a small sailing boat, with two men and a boy on board, got into difficulties about three-quarters of a mile off the Muglins, at the entrance to the bay. The boat had put out from Bray for Kingstown, but had been blown out...
Celtic
The motor life-boat Prudential put out at 3.16 A.M. on the 12th November, as information had been received that four local herring boats were adrift. A strong S.S.E.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea.
The...
Sovereign
Broughty Ferry, Angus. — At about 9.55 A.M. on the 28th February, 1938, the Carnoustie coastguard telephoned that availing boat which had been anchored off Buddon Ness had drifted out of sight. An hour later they telephoned that Buddon Ness...
Hilda
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At about P.M. on the 4th April, 1938, a pilot reported that a boat was in distress off Sunderland. She was the motor fishing boat Lilian, of North Shields, with a crew of two, in difficulties owing to the fouling of...
The Polish Yacht Polonia
Dover, Kent. At 2.40 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1959, the eastern arm signal station reported that the Polish yacht Polonia was in difficul- ties in the Camber with ten men aboard.
The Dover Harbour Board tug...
A Motor Cruiser
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - At 10.39 p.m. on 2nd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been sighted one and a half miles north of The Mumbles life-boat station. The life-boat William...