LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Renif
Poole, Dorset.—At 6.15 on the even- ing of the 26th of March, 1955, the police reported that a man and his wife had put out in the local motor launch Renif, but had been missing since 2.35.
At 6.30 the life-boat Thomas Kirk...
Vigilance
Selsey, Sussex.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Vigilance, of Shoreham, which had left Shoreham for Portland on the 31st of July with a crew of three, was drifting two...
Silver Line
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 14th of December, 1955, the weather grew worse while the local fishing coble Silver Line, with a crew of two, was still at sea. Anxiety was felt for her safety, and at 10.15 the life-boat...
A Sailing Dinghy
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 4.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1957, the life-boat H.C.J., on temporary duty at the station, was launched for a routine exercise with the honorary secretary, Mr. C. A. Perry, on...
Alisdair
The Humber, Yorkshire. — At about 7.45 on the morning of the 13th of June, 1948, the coastguard reported a vessel aground two and a half miles north-north-west of Donna Nook, and the motor life-boat Milburn, on tem- porary duty at the...
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Coverack, Cornwall - At 3.30 p.m.
on loth August, 1967, the honorary medical adviser told the honorary secretary that his services were required at the scene of an accident on Landkidden beach. The life-boat William Taylor...
Suedor
Swanage, Dorset - At 4.50 p.m. on 2nd September, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been fired from a trimaran one and a half miles south of Peveril Point. At 5 o'clock the lifeboat R.L.P. was...
Loch Ken
NORTH DEAL.—Signals having beenfired by the South Sand Head Lightvessel, the crew of the Mary Somervitte Life-boat were summoned on the morning of the 3rd February, and the boat was launched at about 7.10. The weather was thick at the time;...
Speed
RAMSGATE.—At 6 A.M. on the 5th Jan., in consequence of signals of distress exhibited from the lightships, the Life-boat Bradford proceeded, in tow of the steamer Aid, to the assistance of the brig Speed, of Sunderland, which was ashore on...
I'll Away
At 3 A.M.
on the 4th February the Life-boat Charlie Medland was called out to the assistance of the schooner Til Away, of Fowey, which was in distress about two miles N.E. of Mumbles Head, and making signals of distress....