LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Panta-Genesta
Newhaven, Sussex. At 8.50 on the evening of the 20th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the mine sweeper H.M.S.
Warsash had asked for the life-boat to meet her at ten o'clock to take...
A Dinghy
Taking water ON SUNDAY, JULY 11, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Horton and Port Eynon ILB station that red flares had been reported off Oxwich Point, and at 2007 the ILB was launched and set course at full speed for the...
A Dinghy (5)
Bridlington, Yorkshire-At 7.57 p.m.
on 28th July, 1966 a man was reported overdue from a fishing trip in a small dinghy.. There was a moderate southwesterly wind with a corresponding sea.
It was one hour...
Modestine
Reserve life-boat O.N. 776 on passage - At 10.30 p.m. on 12th September, 1969, while the life-boat was moored overnight at Oban, the harbour jnaster reported that red flares had been sighted in the vicinity of Lismore island. At 10.40 the...
A Fishing Coble
CREW TAKEN OFF FISHING COBLE Seaham, Co. Durham. At 8.11 on the morning of the 20th April, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain that red flares had been seen two and a half miles north of Seaham. The life-boat George Elmy was launched...
May (1)
EMPTY ROWING BOAT TOWED TO HARBOUR Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 5.5 on the morning of the llth June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was drifting a mile and a half north-north-east of Orlock. The life-boat...
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MOTHER WAS ILL Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 5 p.m. on 4th November, 1963, the Irish Lights Office asked if the life-boat would bring a seaman from the Coningbeg lightvessel to the shore where his mother was dangerously ill. At 5.15 the life-boat...
Homeland
SunderJand, Co. Durham - At 2.31 p.m. on 4th July, 1969, the coastguard told the second coxswain that a fishing boat was flying distress signals about two and a half miles off Sunderland. The life-boat William Myers and Sarah Jane Myers was...
Sea Ranger
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 10 p.m.
on 2nd August, 1965, the motor yacht Queen of the Isles reported that a yacht was sinking three miles east of Menawethan.
Fifteen minutes later the lifeboat...
The Austrian Brig Zorniza, of Lucine
About -9.30 P.M., on the 7th December, the St, Nicholas lightship was observed throwing .up rockets, and a light was seen as if from a vessel in distress on the Scroby Sands. The Yarmouth large life-boat was immediately launched, and...