LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Trosvik
The barque Trosvik, of Brevik, was observed making for the harbour at 9.30 A.M. on 27th November. The seas were break- ing heavily on the bar, and for some distance up the river. The vessel was in a water-logged condition and when near the...
Ocean Pride
Amble, Northumberland. — On the morning of the 18th of March, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing coble Ocean Pride, which was still at sea with a crew of three in worsening weather, and at 11.57 the life-boat...
Victory, Violet and Laurel
Three local fishing boats, Victory, Violet, and Laurel were caught in a S.E. gale on the 24th December. The regular life-boat crew was out fishing, with the exception of the second coxswain, but a " scratch " crew were got together...
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Anstruther, Fifeshire. At seven o'clock on the evening of the llth of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor fishing vessel had fired a red flare on a bearing west-by-south of Elie Ness. At...
Howard D.
Anstruther, Fifeshire. At 8.1 on the morning of the 4th of May, 1958, the Fifeness coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that the reserve life-boat Howard D, on passage from Port Seton to Gourdon, had broken down one mile south-east...
Pensa
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 12.8 p.m. on 3rd August, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the catamaran Pensa had engine trouble 18 miles south of the Needles. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe slipped her...
Garavogue
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 3.36 p.m. on 14th September, 1969, a member of the National yacht club told the life-boat coxswain that he had seen distress flares between the west pier and Poolbeg, about two miles from the former. The...
Skylark
Anstruther, Fifeshire. At 7.44 on the evening of the 3rd June, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a motor boat which had a crew of three had broken down near the North Carr lightvessel, and at 8.5 the life-boatJames and...
Maisie
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - At 5.20 a.m. on I5th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Maisie of Caernarvon had broken down six miles south west by west of Portpatrick. A message received...
A Spitfire Aeroplane (4)
JUNE 19TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 6.46 in the morning the St. Leonard’s coastguard called up the life-boat coxswain. An aeroplane was down in the sea. A strong north-east wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. Owing to a sand bank, the...