LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Capri
— At mid- night on the 21st September a tele- phone message was received that a vessel appeared to be trying to attract attention by means of a flare. A strong E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and rain showers. It was first tried,...
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...
Clarissa
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At six o'clock in the evening of the 12th of April, 1952, the life-boat motor mechanic told the coxswain that a vessel was on the West Hoyle Bank. The coxswain told the Formby coastguard and kept watch on her. She made...
Edwellis
Hastings, Sussex.—At 2.3 on the after- noon of the 4th of August, 1953, the Fairlight coastguard rang up to say that a fishing boat was flying a flag, which appeared to be a distress signal, three quarters of a mile off...
Strindheim
Aberdeen.—At 2.29 on the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1956, the coastguard reported that the Norweg- ian steamer Strindheim, laden with timber, was due to arrive off Aberdeen about eight o'clock in the evening and would want help...
Red Crusader
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 3.20 in the morning of the 1st of November, 1949, the Kilchoman coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Red Crusader, of Fleetwood, had radioed that she was ashore, two miles. north of Port Askaig. The...
Racing Yachts
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.— During a regatta on the 23rd of August, 1951, the weather began to get worse.
At 3.15 in the afternoon a yacht cap- sized. At 3.20 other yachts were seen to capsize one mile north-east of the...
Lundy Lady
Minehead, Somerset. At 10.40 on the morning of the 30th of March, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secre- tary that he had seen a yacht dismasted about three-quarters of a mile north of Minehead. A moderate west-south-west- erly wind was...
A Cabin Cruiser and Yachts
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a woman had reported that her husband had been missing for over three hours in his cabin cruiser, which was equipped...
B.D.26
Clovelly, Devon. At 6.30 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, a local fisherman called attention to the fact that a small motor boat, which had left the harbour on a routine visit to visit lobster pots, was no longer in sight. A...