LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An American Jet Aircraft
Dover, Kent.—At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 30th of November, 1952, the Sandgate coastguard tele- phoned that an American jet aircraft had crashed off Kingsdown, about one and a half miles east-north-east of Dover, and that the...
The S.S. Beaconsfield
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Beaconsfield, of London, which was anchored about two miles east of the pier, had asked for a doctor to attend a...
The Tender of the Commissioners of Irish Lights Wanderer
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 9th of June. 1957, a message was received that the relief boat for Rockabill lighthouse had been damaged when she had struck a rock on St. Patrick's Island. Two small outboard motor...
A Sea Venom Aircraft
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 10.20 on the morning of the 1st of May, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Sea Venom aircraft with a crew of two had ex- ploded in the air off Lilstock one mile from the shore....
A Rubber Dinghy (3)
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 5.55 in the evening of the llth of August, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a resident of Lancing had reported arubber dinghy in difficulties two to three miles to the west-south-west, and the life-boat...
Hilary Anne
Sheringham, Norfolk - At 9 p.m. on 29th January, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted one to two miles off Cley. The maroons were fired at 9.10. The life-boat The Manchester Unity of Odd...
Tessa and Tringa
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 1.42 on the afternoon of the 20th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht between two and three miles off shore was burning a flare. At 2.3, when the life-boat Edian Courtauld put...
Hazel
Montrose, Angus. At 9.15 on the morning of the llth October, 1961, the ex-coxswain of the life-boat, Mr. James Paton, heard his son, who is the present coxswain, calling by radio for the help of the life-boat. The son at the time was fishing...
The Abertay Lightvessel (1)
SICK LIGHTKEEPER TAKEN OFF Howth, Co. Dublin. At 4.57 on the afternoon of the 5th January, 1962, the Commissioners of Irish Lights rang up the honorary secretary and asked if the life-boat would take a relief keeper to the Rockabill...
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Cromer, Norfolk. At i.io a.m.
on 16th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that they had received a message from the North Haisbro lightvessel that red flares had been sighted in a position six...