LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Thirty foot fall THE KEEPER of Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse telephoned the honorary secretary of Courtmacsherry Harbour lifeboat station at 1630 on Saturday April 28, 1984, to say that a man had fallen down the cliff at Holeopen Bay West...
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GIRL ON CLIFF Douglas, Isle of Man. At 8.40 p.m.
on 25th May, 1964, the Ramsey coastguard told the honorary secretary that the police had reported that a girl had climbed down a cliff below the entrance to Howstrake holiday...
Marys
During a moderate S.S.W. gale on the 5th January, a report was received that the fishing-boat Marys, belonging to Ballantrae, which was expected back at Port Patrick by mid-day, had not returned. The weather at the time was threatening and...
Eileen Summer
Caister, Norfolk. Because of de- teriorating weather conditions on the night of the 17th of May, 1959, anxiety was felt for two fishing boats which had not returned to harbour, and the life-boat Jose Neville was launched at 11.55. It was low...
Marie McClements
FISHING VESSEL AGROUND ON ROCKS Cloughey, Co. Down. At 8.42 on the morning of the 29th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Marie McClements of Portavogie was aground near the South Rock. The...
Valhalla
FISHING BOAT TAKES YACHT IN TOW Humber, Yorkshire. At 4.55 on the afternoon of the 23rd May, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht needed help three miles east-north-east of Spurn lighthouse but that a...
West Wind and the Rhyl Yacht Club Rescue Launch
RESCUE LAUNCH AND DINGHY TOWED TO HARBOUR Rhyl, Flintshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 30th September, 1962, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that a sailing dinghy had capsized near the entrance to the harbour. At 12.40 the...
Yacht Plinlimmon
At 6.23 A.M. on the 22nd September the coastguard tele- phoned that a vessel off Seaford Head was burning flares, but that there was no immediate need for the life-boat, as a "steamer had gone to her. Later it was reported that the...
Venturess
RED FLARE At 10.35 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary's wife informed the honorary secretary that she had seen a red flare in the direction of the bay. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at ii o'clock in a...
A Small Boat (1)
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—16th April.
A small boat with a crew of two had been reported drifting on to the rocks.
The boat had gone ashore and the men had been rescued before the life-boat arrived.—Rewards,...