LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leicester City (1)
On the 22nd of March, 1953, the Stromness and Thurso life-boats both went to the help of the trawler Leicester City, of Grimsby, when she went aground three and a half miles south- west of Stromness. Fourteen men were picked up alive, but...
Merlyn
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At 4.21 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat was in difficulties two miles to the eastward and was flying a black flag. At 4.35 the life-boat Clarissa Langdon...
Marjory Joan
Seaham, Co. Durham. At seven o'clock on the evening of the llth of June, 1960, some local fishermen toldthe coxswain that the fishing coble Marjory Joan of Sunderland was over- due. At 7.10 the life-boat George Elmy was launched, an hour...
Donora
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 10.45 on the night of the 29th of March, 1957, the Needles coastguard telephoned that a small vessel had been seen drifting towards Chale Bay. Her engines were not working and she was tiring red flares. The...
Sea Flower
COBLE ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Blyth, Northumberland. At 5.36 on the evening of the 15th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Newbiggin coble fishing from Blyth was making heavy weather between a mile and two miles...
Two Fishing Vessels
TWO FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Whitby, Yorkshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 6th April, 1963, it was decided, in view of the very heavy swell on the harbour bar, to launch the life-boat to escort two fishing vessels...
Magnum
Douglas, Isle of Man - At 11.28 a.m.
on 18th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a distress message had been received from the power boat Magnum, which had broken down 15 miles from Douglas...
Kelt Isle II
Weymouth, Dorset - At 10.44 a.m. on 31 July, 1968, it was learnt that a cabin cruiser was firing flares a hundred yards off Portland Bill.
The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke slipped her moorings at 10.58 in a strong...
None
Plymouth, Devon - At 6.43 p.m. on 10th June, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two children were stranded on rocks between Picklecombe and Cremyll.
At 7.3 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse...
Rake's Retreat
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 3rd August, 1961, a cabin cruiser was seen to have tried unsuccessfully to pick up a moor- ing buoy at Friar's Bay, Beaumaris. A south-westerly gale was blowing with a very...