LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Holyhead, Anglesey - At 3.30 a.m.

on loth August, 1966, the catamaran Tsulamaran, with five men on board, was reported aground in Treadder bay. At 4 o'clock the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched in a...

Aberdeen - At 5.55 a.m. on i8th February, 1967, a red flare was reported on the north side of Girdleness lighthouse.

There was a light north westerly breeze with a moderate sea. It was one hour before high water. The...

Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 11.30 on the morning of the 28th of November, 1960, a message was received that the fishing boat Girl May had fouled her propeller with a net and needed help.

There was a strong south-westerly wind,...

Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 7.15 on the evening of the 12th of January, 1961, flares were seen north-north-east of Arklow. There was a moderate south- south-westerly wind with a correspond- ing sea, and the tide was ebbing. At 7.30 the life-boat...

TOWED TO LOWESTOFT Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 11.30 a.m. on 24th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a converted life-boat, Osprey, was burning red flares about one mile east-north-east of the lookout.

SWIMMER TAKEN ABOARD On 3rd August, 1964, while the reserve life-boat White Star, on temporary service at Porthdinllaen, was returning from a regatta at Aberdaron, a swimmer was seen swimming against a very strong tide race between Maen...

TOWED TO LOOE Plymouth, South Devon. At 5.20 p.m. on 26th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been sighted about four miles south-east of Banjo pier. It was low water with a slight sea and moderate...

YACHT RESCUED At 6.10 p.m. on i2th June, 1965, the motor yacht Fortune II was observed flying a distress signal. Her position was three quarters of a mile east-south-east of the harbour. There were light variable airs with a smooth sea and...