LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (2)
FISHING BOATS ADRIFT Valentia, Co. Kerry.—During a north- west gale with a rough sea on the 23rd of April, 1947, several fishing boats broke adrift. One drifted towards the mainland and was in danger of being wrecked. The motor life-boat...
Thistle
Buckie, Banffshire - At 3.35 p.m. on 14th December, 1968, the coastguard told the coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties four to five miles north east of Buckie. The life-boat Laura Moncur slipped her moorings at 3.45 in a south south...
Tango
Hastings, Sussex - At 6 p.m. on 13th April, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been reported south east of the life-boat station. At 6.9 the life-boat Fairlight was launched. The tide was flooding. The...
Lady Maude
Redcar, Yorks. At 9.45 a.m. on the 26th of June, 1965, a fishing coble was reported in difficulties about two miles away in a rough sea. The life-boat Aguila Wren launched at 9.50 on a flooding tide and soon came up with the coble Lady Maude...
A Sailing Dinghy (3)
TWO RESCUED Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 5.12 p.m. on 18th August, 1965, the harbour office reported that a boat had capsized behind the west pier. The life-boat Dunleary II went out at 5.20 in a gentle westerly breeze and a choppy sea. The...
A Pleasure Cruiser
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 2.30 p.m. on i8th September, 1965, the IRB launched to go to the assistance of a person on board a pleasure cruiser which had grounded at Breydon Water the previous day. There was a fresh gusting to...
Helena
Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.10 p.m. on 2nd October, 1965, Shoreham coastguard told the motor mechanic that red flares had been sighted west of Newhaven harbour. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 7.25, two and a hah0 hours after high...
Helen
TOOK OVER TOW Salcombe, Devon. At 11.20 a.m. on 4th April, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was in tow of a steam ship two miles south of Bolt Head and the life-boat was asked to take over the tow. There was a...
Mary
FAULTY PUMP At 5.24 p.m. on 27th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been fired by a trawler two miles off Bury Holm in a southerly direction. The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched at 5.37 in a...
Ton-Up II
Worthing, Sussex. At 1.25 p.m. on l8th May, 1964, the honorary secretary was tojd that a boat had capsized i| miles west of the station. At i .29 inshore rescue boat no. 10 launched in a fresh southwesterly breeze and choppy sea. The tide...