LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Royal Exchange
Aith, Shetlands. — At 11.25 on the night of the 24th of October, 1953, a crofter telephoned the coxswain that a fishing boat was making distress signals at The Rona, off Aith Voe.
Five minutes after midnight the life- boat...
Don
LOBSTER FISHERS ADRIFT ALL NIGHT St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.40 on the morning .of the 14th of August, 1947, information was received that two men, who had left Solva in their motor fishing boat Don to attend to their lobster pots,...
Two Small Vessels
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 6.5 in the evening of the 17th of October, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a ship had reported two small vessels in distress and signalling for help, one and a half miles north-east of Blacktail Spit Buoy, and...
Mazurka
Longhope, Orkneys.—At 10.10 on the night of the 3rd of March, 1949, rockets were seen in the direction of Swona, and the life-boat crew assembled while the coastguard made enquiries.
At 10.30 they reported flares to the...
Plumgarth
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. — At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the Scarweather Lightvessel had reported a tug one mile east of the lightvessel making S.O.S. signals. The life-boat William...
Fram
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 12.45 in the afternoon of the 3rd of July, 1949, information was telephoned from the East Pier that a yacht had grounded on the Middle Brake Sands, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 1.19 in a light...
Golden Chance
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 10.56 a.m. on i8th April, 1967, it was reported that a fishing coble, with two men aboard, was anchored about twomiles south of the harbour on a lee shore in heavy seas. She was flying a distress signal. The...
Mako
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 8.25 p.m. on i6th April, 1967, it was noticed that a vessel was flashing a distress signal west of the boom on the Kent side. The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched at 8.59 in a gentle...
Contango, of Woodbridge
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 8 p.m. on 13th May, 1967, the yacht Contango of Woodbridge was reported aground on the Newcombe sandbank and was flying a distress signal. The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick was launched at 8.25 in a fresh north...
A Fishing Vessel (1)
Workington, Cumberland. At 7.5 on the evening of the 24th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had broken down off Seascale nine miles south-east of St. Bees. The life- boat Manchester...