LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Frem
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 9th of February, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had anchored off Humanby Gap. As the weather got worse her position became dangerous, and at 9.54 the life- boat The...
An Ex-Landing Barge
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.28 in the morning of the 19th of March, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel two miles south-east of the North Goodwin Lightvessel, was drifting south, apparently with no crew, and the life-boat Prudential was...
Hilda II, Premier and three Cobles
TOW TAKEN OVER FROM COBLE Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 9.35 on the morning of the 29th March, 1963, the coxswain received a message from the Filey fishermen that the Scarborough keelboat Hyperion had reported by radio-telephone that the...
Phoenix
MOTOR FISHING VESSEL TOWED IN GALE Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 8.40 on the evening of Sunday the 25th August, 1963, the Penmon coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the m.f.v.
Phoenix, of Caernarvon, had been sighted...
Sthoreen
Humber, Yorkshire. At 12.38 on the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht was drifting towards the entrance of the River Hum- ber but was not showing distress...
Adaptity
Plymouth, Devon.—At 10.2 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1956, the Queen's Harbour Master, Plymouth, reported that a small coaster was not under control about two miles south- east of Mewstone. At 10.24 the life- boat Thomas Forehead...
Queen Catherine
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.54 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1956, theShoreham coastguard reported that the Royal Sovereign lightvessel had informed him that a small yacht along- side her was in difficulty and needed a tow to Newhaven....
Moville
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 3.3 on the afternoon of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht had capsized in Magilli- gan Bay. At 3.20 the life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4) was...
Normarie
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.16 on the afternoon of the 27th of August, 1956, the Deal coastguard telephoned that a yacht with her engine broken down needed help seven miles north-west of the Sandettie lightvessel. At 5.28 the life-boat Michael and...
A Canvas Canoe
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 16th of March, 1957, the life-boat coxswain received a message from the New Brighton stage- man saying that the hopper Gamma had reported that she had seen two bovs drifting in a small...