LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Eastbourne, Sussex. — During the afternoon of the 5th April, 1938, with a fresh west breeze blowing and a moderate sea, the motor yacht May Queen, of Lowestoft, bound from there to Littlehampton, was capsized about a mile off Eastbourne...

TYBELLA, Co. DOWN. — On the 9th August, during a gale from the S.E., and very thick weather with heavy rain, the schooner Rambler, of Newry, bound from Carlingford to Liverpool, with a cargo of paving stones, was driven ashore at Ringsalien...

Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 11.25 on the night of the 23rd of June, 1955, the Skerries Sailing Club reported that the 17-feet yacht Deirdre, of Rush, with a crew of two, had left Rush at seven o'clock for Skerries, but wasnow drifting...

NIGHT SEARCH FOR MISSING YOUTH AND CABIN CRUISER Troon, Ayrshire. At 11.45 p.m. on Monday the 22nd of July, 1963, the honorary secretary was informed by a youth's father that the cabin cruiser Beaver with the boy on board had left...

DISMASTED CATAMARAN ESCORTED TO MUMBLES The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 3.50p.m. on Sunday the l l th of August, 1963, the Mumbles coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized six miles south of Mumbles Head. At four...

The Life-boat Robert Fleming was launched at 11.30 A.M. on the 22nd July to the assistance of the ketch yacht Partner, of Havre, which had stranded off the Needles when bound for Torquay.

When the Life-boat reached the...

PRINCESS MARINA, Duchess of Kent, the Institution's President, will name the new Llandudno life-boat on 15th May and the new St. David's life-boat on igth May. At the time of going to press dates for other cere- monies have not been...

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—A strong S. gale sprung up suddenly on the morning of the 17th January, and about twelve fishing-boats, of Spittal, were obliged to leave their lines and run for shelter. As there was a strong sea on the bar with a strong...