LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Weymouth, Dorset.—-On the after- noon of the 5th of April, 1947, the small yacht Ki tiwake, with one man wi board, lost her sails in Weymouth Bay and ran on a sandbank. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a moderately tough sea and...

Arthur and Rcil Billitt, well known through the television gardening programme Clack's Farm, have for many vears donated to the RNLI the proceeds from their car-park at Clack's Farm for one Sunday in everv summer month. They also... - View image in PDF

The motor fish- ing-boat Dorothy, of Filey, put out early in the morning on 4th December, but was compelled to return on account of the weather conditions. At 1.30 P.M.

she again went out to collect her...

Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At noon on the 24th of February, 1951, the second coxswain reported that the motor fishing vessel Ringdove, of Wick, was overdue. People were anxious for the safety of her crew of five. At 12.25 the life-boat H. C, J...

Galway Bay.—At 6.0 on the night of the 14th of December, 1951, the Coast Live-saving Service telegraphed that the trawler St. Kieran, of Kil- ronan, with a crew of four, had broken down and was drifting, two and a half miles east of Sand...

COBLE ESCORTED At 9.30 a.m. on 29th October, 1965, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a coble which was five miles away might be in need of assistance as weather conditions were deteriorating. The lifeboat Friendly Forester...

Ramsgate, Kent - At 12.48 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the East pier watchman noticed that the motor launch Cheshire Cat with nine people on board was aground in Pegwell bay. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at 12.55 in a...

JANUARY 17TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.

At 4.51 in the afternoon information was received that the fishing boat Hazel, of Portrush, had not returned from sea, and the motor life-boat T.B.B.H. was launched at 5.15 to search...