LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Noordstjernan
Humber, Yorkshire.—Early on the morning of the 8th September the lifeboat watchman saw rockets in the direction of Kilnsea, and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 5 A.M. A moderate S.S.E.
breeze was...
Penguin
At 9.5 P.M. on the 27th July a telephone message was received from the coastguard that flares of distress were being shown one mile N.E. of Rhyl Pier. A strong and increasing W.N.W. wind was blowing and the sea was rough. The pulling...
Woodpecker
Southwold, Suffolk.—On the afternoon of the 4th September the sailing yacht Woodpecker was seen bound northwards.
A S.W. breeze was blowing, with rain squalls. The yacht was flying a flag from the crosstrees and as she...
Morn
Margate, Kent.—At about noon on the 10th June, 1939, a yacht was seen by a life-boatman ashore on the Margate Sands. A light S.E. breeze was blowing, the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was...
Garlingstone
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 11.50 A.M.
on the 16th March the Civic Guard telephoned that a man had reported a sailing vessel in difficulties in Ballycroneen Bay. A moderate southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea...
Rene-Philippe
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.20 on the even- ing of the 16th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned a report from the North Foreland Golf Club that a cabin-cruiser had fired a red Verey light half a mile off North...
The S.S. Rutgers Victory
Longhope, Orkneys.—At 4.4 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1953, the Kirkwall coastguard rang up to say that a vessel had run ashore on the west end of the Pentland Skerries.
At 4.30 the life-boat Thomas McCunn was...
The S.S. Guildford
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 21st of September, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S.
Guildford, of London, which was off Southwold, was making for Gorleston to land a man who...
The S.S. Lona
Margate, Kent.—At 11.2 on the morning of the 2nd of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was signalling with flags that she re- quired a boat. At 11.10 the life-boat Lord Southborough, Civil Service No. 1,...
R.F.A. Wave Baron
Peel, Isle of Man.—At 10.25 on the morning of the 16th of July, 1950, the coastguard reported a signal from the R.F.A. Wave Baron, an oil tanker of London. There had been an accident in the engine-room and a doctor and ambulance were needed....