LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Gourdon, Kincardineshire. — On the morning of the 7th September the majority of the local fishing fleet put to sea. Later rain began to fall and the strong S.E. to E. breeze gradually increased until at noon half a gale was blowing. A heavy...
Simba
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 1.50 in the morning, on the 17th of Septem- ber, 1950, the I3ritish Railways' berthing master telephoned that a small yacht was drifting' towards the North break- water and making S.O.S. signals...
An Aeroplane (107)
AUGUST 2 6TH. - MARGATE, KENT Intense machine-gun fire had been heard, an aeroplane on fire was seen falling into the sea, and an airman, and then three more airmen, were seen coming down by parachute, but they were picked up by other boats....
A long trawl
Second Coxswain Martyn Hagan was just sitting down to his tea on 26 June when a call came through from Humber Coastguard. ‘We have a little job for you,’ the Coastguard said. The ‘little’ job involved rescuing the 18m Hartlepool-registered...
Category: Articles
Lucky escape
LOCH NESS | 23 MAY
When kayaker Steve McQueen capsized in Loch Ness he was so paralysed by its cold water that he couldn’t swim the 15m to shore. Luckily, his friend made it back afloat and raised the...
Category: Articles
Dorothy
The motor fish- ing-boat Dorothy, of Filey, put out early in the morning on 4th December, but was compelled to return on account of the weather conditions. At 1.30 P.M.
she again went out to collect her...
A Steamer (8)
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, and Don- aghadee, Co. Down.—25th February.
A steamer stranded, but of the people on board some were taken off by another vessel and others reached the shore over the rocks.—Rewards, Port- patrick,...
A Sailing Cruiser
Newhaven, Sussex - At 4.10 p.m.
on 13th August, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing cruiser was in difficulties trying to make harbour. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 4.18 in a...
Fishing Cobles (2)
The motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 9.10 A.M. on the 29th December, as the sea was very rough, the weather was thick, and several fishing cobles were at sea. She went to the back of the pier and fell in with the Bertha May,...
None (1)
JANUARY 25TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.
DONEGAL. Three children were ill with diphtheria and in danger of dying within a few hours if the medicine needed could not be brought to them. There was none on the island. A strong...