LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Converted Dutch Sailing Barge Dobber
Clacton-on- Sea, Essex.—At 3.32 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, a yacht was reported to be in distress east of the pier, and at 3.38 the life- boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched.
The sea was rough, with a...
A Speed Boat and a Motor Boat
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th August, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that two boats which he had been asked to keep under observation were making no headway.
As...
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...
Robert Lindrick
Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 5.38 on the morning of the 5th of February, 1957, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that the steam trawler Robert Lindrick, of Aberdeen, was ashore on the Isle of Mull. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose put out at...
Rustler
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 3.48 on the afternoon of the 15th of September, 1957, the coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized in Filey Bay.
The life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted was launched at 4.5 in a moder- ate swell....
A Speed Boat
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 11.30 on the morning of the 30th of March, 1958, the coxswain was told that a speedboat had broken down. Half-an- hour later he saw the boat a mile and a half south-east of the life-boat slipway.
At...
The S.S. Yewarch
TAKING OUT A DOCTOR Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 9.19 in the morning of the 30th of December, 1947, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that a vessel one mile east-south-east of the coastguard sta- tion had signalled for...
A Fishing Boat (3)
FISHING BOAT TOWED TO PORTRUSH Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 4.11 on the afternoon of the 23rd of July, 1958, the coastguard reported that a small boat was in difficulties near Skirks Rock. The life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4) was...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Filey, Yorkshire. At 10.40 on the morning of the 18th of May, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the second coxswain that five local fishing cobles were out in bad weather.
The honorary secretary went to...
The Galilee, Provider A, Venus, Pilot Me II, Success, etc
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 8.30 in the morning on the 24th of February, 1950, fishermen reported that one of sixfishing vessels which had put out in the early hours, was making for harbour.
The sea off the entrance was broken...