LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Fort Enterprise
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 11.13 on the morning of the 17th of April, 1951, the S.S. Fort Enterprise, of London, bound for America from Liverpool, wirelessed that she had a sick steward. She asked for him to be landed, saying that she would be...
Nessie
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH BROKEN RUDDER Sunderland, Durham. At 3.12 on the afternoon of the 3rd September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a beach attendant at Seaburn had reported a boat burning red flares two...
Wheatear and Banshee
Ramsgate, Kent. At 10.8 on the night of the 3rd of August, 1958, the watchman at the east pier informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen near Quern buoy. At 10.23the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a slight...
Ratafia
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 9.5 on the evening of the 27th of Septem- ber, 1958, the coastguard at Foreland informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was in distress two miles south of the look-out. At 9.14 the life-boat Jesse...
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Thurso, Caithness-shire. — At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of January, 1955, the police asked if the life-boat would take provisions to Reay, as the roads were blocked by snow, and also convey a body in a coffin to Port-...
Johnsons and Rob Roy
Blyth, Northumberland.—At noon on the 10th of December, 1955, the •coastguard rang up to say that a man had reported that he had received a wireless message from the fishing hoat Golden Days. She reported that she was escorting the fishing...
A Motor Yacht Antaurus
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.54 on the evening of the 29th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor yacht Antaurus, which was without lights and had an unreliable engine, was overdue at Rams- gate. She had last...
A Motor Boat
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 8.12 on the evening of the 6th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a sixteen-feet outboard motor boat with an amateur frogman on board was overdue. The frogman had left Port Bradden...
The S.S. Cordale
MARCH 5TH. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
At 6.15 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard at Marske that a steamer was firing distress rockets four miles east of Marske. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. At...
The Formby Light-Ship
DECEMBER 8TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 2.20 A.M. a message was received from the Dock Board Authorities that the Formby Light-ship had been in collision with an unknown vessel and was adrift. A fresh N.N.W. wind was blowing, with a...