LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Olden Times
Eyemouth, Berwickshire. — At 4.15 in the afternoon of the 27th of Decem- ber, 1951, the fishing vessel Dougals, which was in the harbour, reported by wireless that she had picked up a message from the steam trawler Olden Times, of North...
Warrior
Hastings, Sussex.—About 12.40 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1956, it was reported that a Hastings fishing boat Warrior was in difficulties off Fairlight. The coastguard con- firmed the information, and the life- boat M.T.C. was...
Maze
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 1.46 on the afternoon of the llth of August, 1957, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to have cap- sized three miles south-south-east of Portland Bill. At two o'clock the life-boat William...
Rona
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 10.14 on the morning of the 20th of August, 1957, the Wykc Reg-is coastguard telephoned a report that the yacht Rona had developed a bad leak one mile west of St. Alban's Head. The life-boat Wil- liam and Clara...
A Motor Boat (3)
Troon, Ayrshire.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th of September, 3957, the Saltcoats police telephoned that a motor boat belonging to the Irvine sea cadets had broken down and drifted on to rocks near Saitcoats bathing pool....
Undaunted
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.— At 9.50 on the night of the 3rd of November, 1957, the Assistant In- spector of Irish Lights telephoned to say he had received a message from Tuskar Rock that a boat was burning flares two miles west of...
Kindly Light
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 12.25 on the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a local fish- ing boat was overdue. There was a rough sea and a strong southerly...
An Aircraft
Buckie, Banffshire. At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 13th of January, 1959,a message was received from the coast- guard that an aircraft had crashed three quarters of a mile north of Scaur Nose Head. At 2.5 the life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow was...
Jewel
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 8.17 on the evening of the 17th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel was showing distress signals three and a half miles north-east of Peterhead. At 8.30 the...
Adele Jeanne
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 4.35 on the morning of the 6th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht with a crew of four had been reported in difficulties some fifteen miles south- east of St....