LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Redhead
Falmouth, Cornwall.—During the afternoon of the 15th October, 1938, the St.
Anthony coastguard reported a motor yacht on fire about two miles south of Portscatho. The wind was light and the sea smooth. The motor life-boat B...
The Ex-Naval Patrol Boat Nefirtari
OFF BEACHY HEAD Eastbourne, Sussex.—At about 6.0 ill the morning of the 31st of March, 1947, the coastguard reported that a boat, with one man on board, was drag- ging her anchor and making flares five and a half miles south-west of the...
Fidra
CRUISER ADRIFT Selsey, Sussex. At 2.5 p.m. on I4th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a German vessel had given fuel, and a course for Portsmouth, to the crew of the motor cruiser Fidra twenty-one miles south of...
Kon Tiki II
COMPLETE BREAKDOWN At 5 p.m. on 2ist July, 1965, the Deal coastguard reported that the yacht Kon Tiki II of Ostend had broken down two and a half miles east-north-east of the North Goodwin lightvessel and at 5.10 the life-boat Michael and...
H.M. Trawler Marjory Hastie
FEBRUARY 20TH. - TYNEMOUTH, AND CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 8.13 in the morning the honorary secretary at Tynemouth had a telephone call from the Port War Signal Station that one of H.M. trawlers had struck a mine...
Favourite
SUFFOLK. — The trawler favourite, of Great Yarmouth, whilst making for the harbour in a strong E.N.E. wind and a rough sea on the night of the 9th August, grounded on the North Sand. She was observed from the pier, and the crew of the No. 2...
Wish, of Plymouth
on the llth November, the Life-boat Sabrina, launched, during a strong gale at S.W. and pro- ceeded to the assistance of the brig Wish, of Plymouth, which was ashore near Old Stairs Bay. The Wish was found to be leaking, and with 3 feet of...
Mary Stevens
APPLEDORE, NORTH DEVON.—At about 9.50 A.M. on the 8th March a dismasted vessel was seen in the Bay, driving towards the North Tail Sand. A strong W.S.W. wind was blowing, accompanied by a heavy ground sea. In reply to her signals of distress...
The S.S. Duke of Sparta
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. — About 11.40 in the morning of the 19th of April, 1948, the coastguard reported that the s.s. Duke of Sparta had wire- lessed that she was on the Seven Stones Rocks. A later message said that she was making...
Donside
FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REFLOAT GROUNDED M.F.V.
Stromness, Orkneys. At 9.25 on the evening of Thursday the 19th September, 1963, the Kirkwall coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Donside of Aberdeen...