LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Vessel
Seaham, Co. Durham, At 5.50 on the evening of the 24th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the cox- swain that a small fishing vessel was drifting four miles east-north-east of Seaham. At 6.15 the life-boat George Elmy was launched...
The Fishing Trawler Rosebud
Newcastle, Co. Down. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 1st of January1959, a passing motorist told the motor mechanic that a fishing trawler anchored off Mullartown Point was burning distress flares. At 3.40 the life-boat William and Laura...
Rover
On the 14th January the Foreland coast watcher telephoned that a fore- and aft schooner, about three miles S.W.
of the look-out, was drifting towards Hayling Island. A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea,...
Devotion
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land. At 9.45 on the morning of the 14th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small local fishing boat was anchored about a mile and a half north of Berwick with her engine...
Roma II
Dungeness, Kent.—At 9.40 on the night of the 10th of August, 1950, the Lade coastguard reported a small boat in distress off Broome Hill, Camber • Sands. Ten minutes later the life- boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched in a calm sea,...
A Yacht (3)
14th Sep- tember. A yacht had appeared to be flying a signal of distress, but was found to be at anchor with clothing hoisted in the-rigging.—Rewards, £6 13s..
Hansi
Nov. 7TH. - STROMNESS ORKNEYS.
The Norwegian steamer Hansi, of Bergen, had gone on Reef Dyke. Her crew of 10 had landed in their own boats before the lifeboat arrived. (See “North Ronaldshay Services by Shoreboats,” page 99...
Mayflower
MOTOR BOAT BROKEN DOWN Newhaven, Sussex.—At about eleven o'clock on the night of the 13th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported a boat in distress burning flares two miles south-west by west of Newhaven, and the motor life-boat John and...
A Dinghy
Dungeness, Kent. —At 11.50 in the morning of the 27th of July, 1949, the Lade coastguard reported a dinghy off Littlestone making distress signals, and at noon the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched in a light breeze with...