LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Daisy Picker
Fenit, Co. Kerry.—At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 1-lth of September, 1955, the honorary secretary noticed that the fishing boat Daisy Picker, of Tralee, was towing a raft towards Upper Tralee Bay. The tide was ebbing strongly, and half-way...
Rising Venus
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 27th of September, 1952, the honorary secretary saw a motor boat in difficulties off the har- bour and kept her under observation.
She drifted slowly towards the rocks...
A Small Sailing Boat
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 20th of November, 1952, the parents of two men who had left on a fishing trip in a small sailing boat that morning reported that their sons had not re- turned. At...
The S.S. Argos Hill
Clovelly, Devonshire.—On the 24th October, 1939, at 3.45 A.M. a message was received from the Croyde Coastguard station that a vessel was in distress fifteen miles S.W. of Lundy Island.
A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing,...
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A LIFE-BOAT AS HEARSE Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 12.15 in the afternoon of January 12th, 1947, the Civic Guard asked that the life-boat should put out to Great Blasket Island and bring back the body of a man.
A strong...
Two Sailing Boats
Ferryside, Carmarthenshire. At 2.2 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Mumbles told the honorary secretary that two sailing boats had capsized between Ferryside and Llanstephan. At 2.40 the life- boat Caroline...
Fishing Vessels (1)
THREE FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED OVER BAR Whitby, Yorkshire. At 12.48 on the afternoon of the 12th December, 1962, the coxswain telephoned the honorary secretary to report that three local fishing vessels were still at sea although the weather...
Danearn
MARCH 15TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 9.30 A.M. the coastguard reported a vessel ashore on outer Scotstoun Head, and the motor life-boat John Russell, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 9.55 A.M. A...
The S.S. Cushendon
MARCH 30TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON. At 8.55 P.M. the naval authorities at Appledore asked the life-boat to go to a vessel flying signals of distress two miles east of Clovelly.
A moderate W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough...
A Small Vessel
NOVEMBER 17TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 8.15 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was making signals of distress off Blackwood Point, Brook. A fresh south-west gale was blowing, with heavy squalls and a heavy...