LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Alleda
At 9.53 a.m. on 4th September, 1966, a yacht was reported in distress about six miles south of Hastings. At 10.7 the rifeboat Fairlight was launched in a southwesterly gale and a rough sea. It was one hour after low water. The life-boat...
Pern
Anstruther, Fife - At 3.26 a.m. on 28th October, 1966, red flares were reported eight miles south east of Fifeness. At 3.30 the life-boat The Doctors was launched. It was three hoursafter high water. At 9 o'clock the life-boat reached...
The S.S. Argos Hill
OCT. 24TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
SHIRE. At 3.45 A.M. a message was received from the Croyde Coastguard station that a vessel was in distress fifteen miles S.W. of Lundy Island. A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate...
Malcolm Wood Second Officer of Townsend Thoresen's Baltic Ferry
Malcolm Wood, second officer of Townsend Thoresen's Baltic Ferry walked 200 miles for the Harwich lifeboat. The sponsored walk from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Whitbv High Light in Yorkshire look II days and raised over il ,000. Malcolm... - View image in PDF
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Bessie Whinery
QUEENSTOWN. —A telegram was received from the officer of Coastguard at Ballycroneen, at about 3 A.M. on the 4th March, stating that a vessel was displaying signals of distress off that place. The Quiver Life-boat was speedily despatched to...
The Converted Ship's Boat Dorothy
Swanage, Dorset.—At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 23rd of May, 1954, the St. Aldhelm's Head coastguard rang up to say that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties about two miles east of the Head. At six o'clock the life- boat R....
Gillian
TOW FOR YACHT IN FOG Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 20th October, 1962, the honorary secretary received a message from the coastguard that a small yacht with one man on board appeared in difficulties off St....
Saga Surf
Penlee, Cornwall - At n p.m. on 25th December, 1966, the honorary secretary informed the coxswain that the life-boat would be needed to meet the tanker Saga Surf which had a very sick man on board. The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched...
Gerco
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 11.16 P.M. on the 24th January, 1939, the coastguard reported a vessel making signals on her siren. The night was misty with a light S.S.E. wind and a moderate swell. Later the coastguard reported that a vessel...
Betty, of Cork
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 12.50 in the afternoon of the 12th of September, 1949, the chairman of the Youghal life- boat station telephoned that he was anxious for the safety of his son and another man who had left Youghal for Cork in...