LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Vessel (1)
Workington, Cumberland. At 7.5 on the evening of the 24th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had broken down off Seascale nine miles south-east of St. Bees. The life- boat Manchester...
The S.S. Zeester
APRIL 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 9.35 A.M.
the coastguard reported that the St. Nicholas Light-vessel was firing guns and flying signals indicating that a vessel was in distress to the E.N.E. A light...
Hope
PENMON, ANGLESEY.—Early on the morning of 23rd August the dandy Hope, of St.
Ives, bound from Buncorn to Penryn with coal, having dragged her anchor and parted her chain, struck on the Dutchman Sandbank, opposite to Penmon,...
Boats
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. On the afternoon of the 5th of June, 1960, the weather deteriorated rapidly. There were thundery showers and the south- westerly wind increased suddenly from force 4 to force 8. A number of small craft...
The Fundraisers
Five men in a boat Tomost people, the idea of rowing across the Irish Sea is incomprehensible, and it was with a degree of trepidation that five amateurs set out at 0330 on Saturday 27 May from Holyhead to tackle the feat and raise money for...
Category: Articles
Peaceful
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—Just before four o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th of March, 1948, the coastguard reported a motor boat that appeared to be in difficulties off Lizard Point, Tresco. The wind was rising. By five...
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The Ramsey Island Motor Boat
St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—On the evening of the 1 st of February, 1957, the Ramsey Island motor boat was return- ing from Forth Stinnan with the sole Ramsey Island farmer and provisions on board when her engine broke down.
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The S.S. Trignac
In smooth but very foggy weather on the 27th July, information reached St.
| Peter's Po:t during the afternoon that a vessel had stranded off Perrelle Bay, and within half an hour the Life-boat Vincent Wilkinson, KrTt...
The S.S. Loke
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. — At 8.20 in the morning of the 9th of December, 1948, the Hoylake coast- guard reported a message from the Southport police that a vessel appeared to be aground off Ainsdale beach, and at 9.10 that the...