LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Miriam
Wicklow.—At 4.30 on the morning of the 4th of November, 1952, three men put out in the rowing boat Miriam to fish, but a strong south-westerly gale sprang up. Anxiety was felt for their safety, and at 10.15 the life-boat Lady Kylsant was...
Provider
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 5.15 in the morning of the 1st of November, 1948, a vessel was seen to be signalling by searchlight. The coastguard signalled her and she replied with red flares. A south-westerly gale was blowing, with a...
Fishing Boats (4)
Whitby, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 29th December, 1961, the local fish- ing fleet were at sea in weather which was growing worse. A heavy ground swell was making the harbour bar very dangerous, and it was decided to launch the...
Thekla
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 3.16 p.m.on 23rd January, 1969, Valentia radio station informed the honorary secretary that the m.v. Thekla of Haven Ems was disabled two miles north of Dolus head. The life-boat Rowland Watts slipped her moorings at...
Fishing Cobles
Runswick, Yorkshire. At 11.50 on the morning of the 31st of December, 1957, there was a rough sea and an ebbing tide, and the honorary secretary considered it would be dangerous for the Staithes cobles to try and reach theharbour unescorted....
Vellum Accorded to National Trust Warden
ABOUT 9.45 on the morning of the 16th of April, 1960, a rubber and canvas collapsible canoe, which had left Burn- ham Overy Staiths for Blakeney, Nor- folk, capsized in the surf off Blakeney Point. There were two men on board, who were...
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Thelma
SUTTON, LINCOLNSHIRE. — A message by telephone was received on the 21st May, 1898, stating that a steamer was aground about two hundred yards south of Huttoft. The Life-boat Sir John was launched at 12.45 p.m., and found the vessel was the...
Pilot Me
FISHING COBLE AT SEA At 11.15 a-m- on 3otn October, 1963, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing coble Pilot Me was at sea in very bad weather, and the coxswain thought that she would have difficulty in returning...
Margaret and Goshawk
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 8.50 on the evening of the 27th of July, 1957, a telephone message was re- ceived that a yacht with her sails badly torn was eight miles south of Campbeltown. A fishing vessel was alongside her and she was in no...
Granat
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.55 p.m. on 23rd October, 1969, Valentia radio station informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Ard Finbar had reported seeing red flares about twomiles north west of Bray head. The life-boat Rowland Watts...