LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Penarven
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 11.5 p.m.
on 9th December, 1965, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing vessel had broken down in the Helford River opposite the Ferry Boat Inn and that she was dragging her anchor. The...
Topaz
Newhaven, Sussex. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 21st of September, 1958, the coastguard reported that the police had seen a small sailing yacht in distress one mile off Peacehaven with clothing tied to the masthead. At five o'clock the...
Katie
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning red flares four miles off Mil- ford-on-sea. The life-boat John...
Lyreen
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 3.38 on the morning of the 25th of May, 1960, the signalman at St. Peter Port harbour told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about four miles south of the harbour. At 4.3 the life-boat...
Aurelia
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 8.30 on the evening of the 5th of June, 1954, the Formby coastguard rang up to say that the coaster Talacre, which was at anchor in the estuary of the River Dee, had reported that a yacht with two youths on board had...
Spray
Stromness, Orkneys. At one o'clock early on the morning of the 21st of July, 1960, the police informed the honorary secretary that after a small yacht had stranded under Ness Battery one of her crew had come ashore to get help, but on...
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 Boat
Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 29th of January, 1961, the coxswain was told that a small boat was in difficulties off Cullercoats. In the absence of the honorary secretary he ordered the life- boat to...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
MASTHEAD SIGNAL At 12.43 P-m- on 6tn September, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was flying articles of clothing at her masthead. There was a choppy sea with a fresh northwesterly breeze. It was two...
Tessa
NOT MANAGEABLE Later the same day, a number of the life-boat crew heard a radio message broadcast from the North Foreland transmitting station stating that the motor yacht Tessa was in difficulties two miles east-south-east of the East...