LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Montrose, Angus.—At 9.40 A.M. on the 22nd June, 1939, a strong N.E.

wind was blowing, the sea was rough and the tide ebbing. It was evident that two motor fishing boats, Rosa, and Widgeon, which were out would have great...

Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1950, a doctor on the island of Eigg telephoned that a woman was seriously ill on Rhum Island, and that no suit- able boat was available in that...

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.— At 11.10 on the night of the 3rd of September, 1948, a message came from The Mumbles, through Burnham Radio, that a small boat, with two men on board, was drifting in distress toward the Mixen Shoal, off Mumbles...

TOO MANY FISH Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 6.55 p.m. on 26th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was sinking in a slight sea and a light variable wind off Pakefield beach. The life-boat Frederick Edward...

Brighton, Sussex. At 4.38 p.m. on 30th August, 1965, the pier master reported that a small fishing vessel about 2 miles out was signalling for assistance.

At 4.45 the IRB launched in a moderate westerly breeze and...

COBLES ESCORTED At 10.3 a.m. on i6th November, 1965, the cobles Provider and Silver Coquet were reported to be still at sea in conditions that were rapidly deteriorating. The lifeboat Millie Walton set out at 10.40 in a south-easterly gale...

Whitby, Yorkshire - At 7.42 p.m. on 3Oth August, 1966, it was reported that the sloop Kalispera had left Scarborough at 1.15 p.m. bound for Whitby and was overdue. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 9.20 in a moderate to strong...

Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At n a.m. on igth April, 1967, news was received that the motor yacht Pandora had broken down about 14 miles south east of Port St. Mary and the freighter Caxton was standing by. The life-boat R. A. Colby Cubbin...