LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Irish Girl
HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. — During a strong S. gale and heavy sea on the 12th February a vessel was seen trying to make her way into Holyhead Harbour, but she failed owing to the state of the weather. She then anchored and hoisted a signal, in...
Cantick Head
About midnight on the 19th October a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel in the south bay was burning flares. A whole N.N.W. to N. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and snow. The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught put...
Braemar
Stromness, Orkney.—On the 24th June the steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen, homeward bound from fishing, ran ashore on the north side of Birsay in a thick fog. A moderate N.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. News was...
Atlantic
Salcombe, Devon. — At 9.20 in the morning, on the 17th of April, 1950, the Greystones coastguard reported that a motor fishing boat seemed to be in difficulties three and a half miles west of Bolt Head. At 10.9 the life- boat Samuel and...
A Small Pulling Boat
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 8.50, on the evening of the 29th of August, 1950, it was learned that a small pulling boat from Caol Ha Distillery had been carried south through the Sound of Islay and would be unable to return against the tide....
Fortoyn II
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About 2.25 on the morning of the 10th of May, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a pilot cutter had wirelessed him. A yacht was in difficulties and needed help, a quarter of a mile north-west by west of the Sunk...
Storm Finch
At 5.20 P.M. on the 4th June, the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore on Margate Sands, and the motor life-boat Lord South- borough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 5.40 P.M. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, with a...
Tourquet
The steam trawler Touqtiet, of Boulogne, ran ashore in a dangerous position at Moor Sands, about one mile west of Prawle Point, on the llth April. She had a cargo of fish on board, and carried a crew of twenty-two. Only a light southerly...
Tarka
Swanage, Dorset. — About seven o'clock on the morning of the 31st of July, 1954, the St. Albans Head coast- guard telephoned that the yacht Tarka was in distress three miles south-south- west of Anvil Point. At 7.14 the life-boat R.L.P....
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Lerwick, Shetlands.—At midnight of February 27th, 1947, a doctor tele- phoned that he was needed for an urgent maternity case at Quarff, and snow prevented him going by road. He asked for the life-boat's help. The motor life-boat Lady...