LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Roger
Lowestoft, Suffolk. — At 8.57 on the night of the 13th of September, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was making lamp signals and burning flares about six miles to the south-south-east, and the motor life- boat Michael Stephens...
Paragon
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 5.40 on the afternoon of the 27th of February, 1955, a flare was seen off Ireland's Eye. At six o'clock the life-boat R.P.L. was launched. The sea was choppy, a fresh southerly breeze was blowing, and the tide...
A Fishing Boat
Baltimore, Co. Cork. At 9.15 on the morning of the 17th May, 1961, when the life-boat Sarah Tilson was launched to go to the help of a drifting fishing boat, there was a light east-south- easterly wind with a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing...
Dark Horse
When the yacht Dark Horse was seen riding at anchor on 22nd June off the entrance to Portloe harbour, with one man aboard, she was in fact in difficulties.
The Falmouth, Cornwall, life-boat Lilla Manas, Douglas and Will...
A Motor launch
Poole, Dorset-At 7.15 p.m. on 2yth March, 1966, a motor launch with three members of the Parkstone Yacht Club on board, which was going to a yacht moored in the middle of the harbour, broke down and was in difficulties. There was a gale from...
Jim
Ramsgate, Kent - At 7.31 a.m. on 3rd November, 1968, the coastguard reported that flares had been seen in Sandwich bay at the entrance to the river Stour. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 7.40 in a southerly gale...
Dunluce
AUG. 11TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
At about 4 P.M. the second coxswain of the life-boat reported that the motor fishing boat Dunluce, of Portrush, with a crew of four on board, was in need of help off Curran...
Hidden Treasure Shops
I HAVE been asked to write an article on 'shops' or 'hidden treasure shops' as we now call them and wonder just where and how to begin.
I think I'll go back to 1962 when we had our first shop. There were...
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Isabella Stuart
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The schooner Isabella Stuart, of Ardrossan, bound from the Sound of Mull for Liverpool with larch trees, showed signals of distress, being in a dangerous position about a quarter of a mile E. of the North Pier during a...
Happy Returns
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 6.0 on the night of the 3rd of December, 1950, flares were reported about one mile off shore in Pevensey Bay. At 6.15 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in a moderate sea with a moderatenorth-westerly breeze...