LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sally
HOYLAKE. — The Life - boat Ooard William Squarey was launched at 11.28 M. on the 14th July in a strong gale from N.W. by W. and a very heavy sea, and proceeded to the yawl Sally, of Liverpool, reaching her at 12 o'clock. She was at...
Jessie
POOLE, DOHSET.—While a fresh wind was blowing from E.S.E. on the 5th February, a telephone message was received from the coastguard at Sandbanks stating that a vessel was on the Hook Sand and burning flares. The Lifeboat City Masonic Club...
Providence
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At four in the, afternoon of the 2nd of January, 1949, the coastguard reported that red flares had been burned by the local motor fishing boat Providence, about three miles to the southward, and the life- boat Mary Ann...
Evening Star
Arbroath, Angus - At 1.33 p.m. oa 9th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing boat Evening Star was lying off the harbour. At 1.45 the life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn, on temporary duty at the...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire - At 8.45 a.m. on 25th January, 1967, nine cobles were reported at sea and there was a distinct possibility of conditions worsening when the tide flooded. By 9.45 conditions had deteriorated considerably and the life-boat...
Fishing Cobles
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 14th of April, 1953, the life-boat bowman returned from fishing and reported that sea condi- tions to the northward were becoming bad. Five fishing cobles were still at sea, and at 9.30 the...
Spes
Padstow, Cornwall - At 3 p.m. on 21st August, 1968, it was learnt thatthe motor boat Spes with six people and a dog on board was overdue. She had last been sighted one and a half miles north east of Galland island.
The life...
The S.S. Monarch
At 9.5 P.M. on the 2nd March the life-boat watchman reported that a steamer had drifted ashore on the Inner Binks. She was in a dangerous position, and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched. A light, but freshening...
Gundine
LIFE-BOATS SMOTHERED IN OIL Stromnest, and Longbope, Orkneys.— At 7.34 in the morning of the 24th of August, 1947, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned to the Stromness life-boat station that the Norwegian tanker Gundine, of Arendal, was...
LIFEBOAT LAUNCHES
We’re very sorry, but at the time of going to print, we were having technical difficulties with gathering the list of launches. This means we are unable to print the list in the usual way this time. We’re very sorry for any inconvenience.<...
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