LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Margate, Kent.—At 6.52 in the morning of the 16th of April, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a French fishing vessel had anchored about halfa mile east-north-east of the Tongue Lightvessel and was flying a flag at half mast. A later...

Clogher Head, Co. Louth. At 9.40 on the morning of the llth of Novem- ber. 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that the motor vessel Selectiv- ity, on passage from Glasgow to Swansea, had a sick man on board.

After...

Cromer, Norfolk.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 10th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht was reported to be burning red flares a mile and a half south-east of Haisborough lightvessel. The no. 1 life-boat Henri/ Blogg...

Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 18th of April, 1957, the coastguard reported that a small motor boat which had engine trouble was sheltering near Reiss Sands and that a motor fishing vessel was stand- ing by. At 3.8...

TWO LIFE-BOATS ESCORT COBLES Amble, and Newbiggin, Northumberland.

On the morning of the 26th June, 1962, the weather deteriorated rapidly.

A north-north-easterly gale sprang up, and the sea became very...

YACHT FOUND AFTER NIGHT SEARCH Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 2.2 on the morning of the 28th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen about four miles south-west of the Ventnor look-out....

Margate, Kent. At 6.45 on the morning of the 9th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Valkyrie II of Fraserburgh was in difficulties fourteen miles east-north- east of North Foreland....

Padstow, Cornwall - At 8.47 a.m. on 2yth May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Ranger of Lune had engine trouble and was in difficulties twenty-five miles west of Trevose Head. There was a gentle...