LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At noon, on the 18th January, during a north-west gale, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was making for the Harbour, with part of her canvas blown away.

As the vessel—the schooner Harvest Home—was in considerable...

ANCHOR DRAGGING Aith, Shetlands. At 12.30 p.m. on ipth February, 1965, the honorary secretary received information from North Muckle Roe that a motor fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties in a dangerous position west of Lothian Ness,...

At 1 A.M.

on the Hth January, Coxswain John Crocombe, received a message from the Coast-guard Station stating that inform- ation had been received by telephone to the effect that a vessel was firing signals of distress in...

The Motor Life- boat John and William Mudie was launched at 8.45 A.M. and again at 10.30 A.M. on 12th May, in a strong S.E. breeze with a very heavy sea and escorted into harbour the local fishing boats Golden Rule II. and Dawn.

The fishing coble Gladys, of Filey, was overtaken by a moderate E.N.E. gale when at sea on the 4th April, and it was necessary for the Life-boat Hollon the Third to proceed to her assistance. On reaching the coble life-belts were supplied to...

On the 26th November last the brig Brothers, laden with coal, ran on shore on the north side of the Tyne, when the South Shields life-boat quickly proceeded to her, and rescued her crew of six persons, taking them safely into the...

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 5.31 p.m. on 7th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht, the Chillerton Dene of Poole, had lost a rudder and was drifting off Ryde pier. At 7.5 the position had not improved and...

Largs, Ayrshire. At 11.30 a.m. on 23rd May, 1965, the crew of the inshore rescue boat which was on exercise saw a sailing dinghy with two people on board capsize one and a half miles south of the station. The IRB made for the capsized dinghy...