LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tranio
At 8.47 P.M. on the 13th January, the Royal Naval Signal Station reported that a vessel was ashore one and a half miles north-east of the station. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched and found that the vessel was the steam...
Henry Harvey and Rebecca
On the following day a very severe »ale was experienced here, the wind blowing with hurricane force from the N.N.W. and the sea being very heavy.
The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was called out five times. On three...
Fishing Cobles (1)
WHITBY.—On the 2nd December four fishing-cobles were observed to be making for the harbour, and as the wind and sea increased, the Harriott Forteafh Life-boat went out, supplied the crews of the cobles •with life-belts, and attended each of...
Shamrock, of Wexford
On the 9th April the same life-boat again put off to the smack Shamrock, of Wexford, which was totally wrecked during a very strong easterly wind on the north end of the Dogger Bank. The life-boat was placed as near as possible, and the crew...
Benton, of South Shields
About midnight on the 24th January the Thomas Wilson life-boat put off in reply to signals of distress, and brought safely ashore the crew of 6 men belonging to the brig Benton, of South Shields, which was totally wrecked, during foggy...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
A SAILING DINGHY in difficulties off Little Orme was sighted by Llandudno deputy launching authority and station mechanic at 1525 on April 27, 1974. The DLA immediately advised HM Coastguard and assembled the crew.
The wind...
Island Commodore
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—About nine o'clock on the night of the 25th of August, 1950, the M.V. Island Commo- dore reported that her engine had broken down three miles north-east of Platte Fougere Point, but that she did not need...
Launch to Radio Caroline Vessel
AT 9.30 on the evening of the igth January, 1966, the Walton coastguard reported that the motor vessel Mi Amiga, from which Radio Caroline broadcasts were transmitted, appeared to be dragging her anchor. Weather conditions were extremely bad...
Category: Services
Brothers
The steam drifter Brothers, of Lowestoft, stranded on the north part of Corton Sands when bound for the fishing grounds on the £0th May. A fresh breeze was blowing from S.E. with a moderate sea and the weather was hazy. The Coastguard...
Major Peter Longmore
Major Peter Longmore MC, president of Chichester & District branch. He joined the committee in 1976 and immediately took on the office of chairman until 1991. He was awarded a Silver badge in 1988..
Category: Obituaries