LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Nyria
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.24 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1956, the harbour watchman reported that he had seen flares to the southward. A man was missing in the local fishing boat Nyria, and at 8.33 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put...
Head over hooves
TRAMORE | 16 NOVEMBER
Volunteers from Tramore RNLI went to the rescue of a bull stranded on a rocky ledge after it fell from a clifftop into the sea. With the animal secured by rope, and a...
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Offshore Lifeboat Services September October and November 1979
Angle, Dyfed September 12 Appledore, North Devon September 5 and November 4 Arbroath, Angus November 30 Arklow, Co. Wicklow October 15 Arranmore, Co. Donegal September 26 Ballycotton, Co. Cork November 15 Baltimore, Co. Cork October 22 Barra...
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Seagull
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. — About 9.0 in the morning, on the 10th of April, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a motor fishing boat was in diffi- culties four miles to the south; and at 9.15 the life-boat Jeanie Speirs was launched. The...
Leonora Minnie
During the afternoon of the 28th July the Sandgate coast- guard telephoned that a yacht with engine trouble was dragging her anchors off Cock Point, near Folkestone. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
Whisky Mac
Three rescued from yacht in severe gales The events leading up to Alderney lifeboat' s service to the 23ft yacht Whisky Mac are recounted in the report of St Peter Port lifeboat's Silver Medal service to the yacht Sena Sioria (main...
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Selsey, Sussex. At 4.8 on the after- noon of 26th March, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that four people were stranded on a derelict Mulberry harbour about three- quarters of a mile off Pagham. At 4.14, when the...
Scadan
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 17th of June, 1955, a message was received from Cahirciveen asking if the life-boat would search for the fishing boat Scadan, of Tralee, which had not returned from...
Clifton
RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—About 1 A.M.
on the 3rd January, the barque Clifton, of Liverpool, was wrecked on Rhosneigir rocks. It being then moderately smooth, the crew remained by the ship in the hope of floating her off; but...