LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 8.45 on the evening of the 21st of September, 1953, the Ryde police rang up to say that a man was missing in a dinghy between No Man's Fort and Horse Sand Fort. At 8.51 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched....

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.50 in the early morning on the 26th of Feb- ruary, 1950, the coastguard at Southend Pier Head reported that a man and his two boys, who had left Sheerness during the afternoon in a rowing boat to go to Dead...

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 5.42 in the morning of the 8th of January, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Maeve, of Killybegs, had wirelessed that she was drifting ashore at Inistrahull Island and needed help, and at 5...

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1954, the life-boat coxswain reportedthat while he was on his way in from sea in his fishing boat, he had seen the yacht Schilleen in a dangerous position about...

Cullercoats, Northumberland.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of October, 1955, the Tynemouth coastguard rang up to say that a steamer had reported that a fishing coble was in distress about four miles north-north-east of Cullercoats....

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 11.17 on the night of the 24th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a Sea Cadet whaler from Portsmouth, with a crew of three, was under sail about one mile north of Ramore Head, but was drifting seawards...

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WOMAN WAVED FOR HELP Cromer, Norfolk. At 4.5 p.m. on 5th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht with a man and a woman on board was reported to be in difficulties close inshore near Mundesley Church. A rope had...