LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ocean Harvest
Petertead, Aberdeenshire. — At 2.25 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a message was received from the Rattray Head coastguard, through the Peterhead coastguard, stating that a steam drifter was ashore at Rattray Head.
A light...
Avonbeg
— On the morning of the 21st December, 1933, the honorary secretary saw the local motor fishing boat Avonbeg ashore on the main, north of Arklow harbour.
She made signals of distress, and the motor life-boat John Taylor...
Belgica
MOTOR BOAT LOST IN FOG Appledore, North Devon. At 7.45 on the morning of Saturday the 3rd of August, 1963, the coxswain learnt that the motor boat Belgica with two people on board was lost in dense fog near the bar.
At 7.55...
Spindrift
CATAMARAN WITH DECKS AWASH SAVED New Brighton, Cheshire. At nine o'clock on the evening of Friday the 16th of August, 1963, the Formby coastguard told the honorary secretary that a catamaran, Spindrift, appeared to be in trouble off...
Selina
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 4.10 p.m. on yth June, 1965, the police notified the honorary secretary that a yacht off Sandsend was signalling and needed help, so at 4.30 the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched. There was a light southeasterly...
Liz
ENGINE FAILURE Skegness, Lincolnshire. At 9.15 p.m.
on 5th June, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that a distress signal had been observed half-a-mile off shore at Mablethorpe. At 9.45 the lifeboat...
A Cabin Cruiser
FLASHING LIGHT SEEN Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 12.40 p.m. on 26th September 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the coaster Mary Birch had reported at 11.30 a.m. seeing a small flashing light north-west of Blacktail...
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CHILD TO HOSPITAL Stronsay, Orkneys. At 3.25 p.m. on 11 th October, 1965, the secretary of the hospital board told the honorary secretary that there was a child on the Isle of Sanday in need of urgent hospital treatment. The life-boat The...
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Mallaig, Invernesshire - At 8.55 p.m. on yth May, 1966, the doctor informed the honorary secretary that a patient on the Isle of Rhum needed to be removed to hospital immediately, and as no other suitable craft was available it was requested...
Mary
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 29th of December, 1958, the coxswain saw an object burning near the pier. The life- boat Douglas Hyde put out at 7.15 in a rough sea, with a strong westerly wind...