LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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...
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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...
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Valentia, Co. Kerry.—On the 3rd of April, 1954, the Commissioners of Irish Lights asked if the life-boat would land a seriously injured man from the Skellig's Rocks lighthouse, as the Commissioners' tender Valonia had already made...
A Dinghy
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 15th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties about two miles off shore at Milford-on-Sea. There was a light...
Morning Star
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 10.42 on the morning of the 18th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the Worthing beach inspector had reported a small yacht apparently in trouble off Splash Point, Lancing.
The...
Pathfinder
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—At 2.17 on the morning of the 16th of July, 1957, the coastguard reported that a red flare had been seen six miles south- south-west of Portpatrick. At 2.30 the life-boat Edward Z. Dresden, on temporary duty at the...
Castle Combe
Clovelly, Devon.—At 1.40 early on the morning of the 7th of September, 1957.
the Hartland coastguard reported that •A vessel was in difficulties north of Hartland Point. The life-boat Wil- liam Cantrell Ashley was launched...
Santa Cruz
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — At nine o'clock on the night of the 9th of De- cember, 1948, it was reported that a fishing boat was burning flares to the north-east, and the motor life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched at 9.10 in a southerly...
Tansy
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — At 8.30 in the morning of the 22nd of June, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was blowing her siren and be- lieved to be on the Geddle Weirs Rocks.
A later message said that she had...
Marga
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 12.14 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht was in diffi- culties with engine trouble one mile west-north-west of Breaksea lightvessel.