LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Yacht Never Despair
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 29th of May, 1949, information was received that a sailing yacht appeared to be in difficulties about four miles north-north-west of Shingles Bank. A strong south/west breeze was...
A Cabin Cruiser
Tynemouth, Northumberland.—-At 6.25 in the morning of the 8th of August, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a cabin cruiser, with three aboard, was in distress to the east of Tyne North Pier Light. When the life- boat crew assembled, a...
Phoenix
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 3rd of July, 1954, the Dalkey Civic Guard reported that a motor boat was in difficulties about four miles south-east of Mugglin Island. At 5.30 the life-boat Dun- leary II put out....
Red Snapper
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—Shortly after two o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th of September, 1952, the coastguard re- ported that the motor trawler Red Snapper, of Lowestoft, was aground on the Newcombe Sands three-quarters of a mile...
H.M. M.F.V. No. 1106
Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
•—At 7.59 on the evening of the 10th of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that H.M. M.F.V. No. 1106 had run aground off Spittal Point, and at 8.20 the life-boat J. and W. was...
A Rowing Boat (1)
Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— At 4.30 on the afternoon of the 28th of March, 1953, a woman rang up from Harbour View to say that a rowing boat with a crew of three was on the rocks near Harbour View to the east side of Courtmacsherry...
The S.S. Etna
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 19th of January, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. Etna, of Stock- holm, had wirelessed that she had gone aground on the Skerrinoe Rocks off the east coast...
A Dinghy
Cromer, Norfolk - At 10.10 a.m. on 4th February, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small dinghy with three men on board which was off Haisbro Gat would be in difficulties if they attempted to land. The life-boat Ruby...
The Sailing Boat Gladys
Moelfre, Angelsey. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a sailing boat had overturned in Red Wharf Bay. At 2.30 the life- boat Watkin Williams was launched in a choppy sea....
Eutarte
Plymouth, Devon. At 11.27 on the morning of the 3rd of October, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat appeared to have engine trouble two miles west- north-west of Queener Point. At 11.47 the life-boat...