LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
lasgair
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.55 on the night of the llth of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht had broken down and was drift- ing towards the Quern Sands. She had refused a tow from a local motor boat, but a watch was kept...
The S.S. Solbritt
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 3.30 on the morning of the 17th ofDecember, 1952, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Solbritt, of Vasa, Finland, had gone ashore half a mile south of Lamlash pier, and at 4.12 the life-boat Sir David...
Two Dinghies
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1953, the Needles coastguard rang up to say the Royal Lymington yacht club had reported that a fourteen-foot dinghy had capsized off Hurst Point; that another...
Morning Breeze
Selsey, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the after- noon of the 9th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Chichester police had reported a yacht in difficulties half a mile off Brackles- ham Bay. At six o'clock the life-boat Canadian...
Sutta
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.44 on the evening of the 29th of July, 1953, after the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 had been launched to the tanker San Cirilo, the coast- guard reported that a yacht was ashore on Red Sands. The...
A Motor Boat
Kirkcudbright.—At 5.30 on the even- ing of the 20th of February, 1954, the Ross Island lighthouse keeper reported that a motor boat was drifting on the ebb tide. The coxswain had also seen her, and at 6.15 the life-boat J....
Annie Alice
Peel, Isle of Man.—Shortly before six on the evening of the 9th August, 1939, information was received through the coastguard that the sailing yacht Annie Alice, of Port Erin, had been making signals for help about seven miles to the S.W. of...
A Sailing Dinghy
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 9.17 on the evening of the 8th of September, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy, with two boys on board, had capsized in Portland harbour, about a quarter of a mile off Sandsfoot Castle,...
A Small Sailing Boat
— On the afternoon of the 27th July a strong and squally N. wind suddenly got up, with a rough sea. A small sailing boat, with one man on board, was seen about two and a half miles S.E. of the Gimblet Rock, making very little headway...
Teresa
On the morning of the 18th January the Reculvers coast- guard telephoned that a vessel in Gore Channel was flying a two-flag signal.
A strong W.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life- boat Lord...