LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dr. Joseph Soar, M.B.E., of St. David's
IN the New Year's Honours Dr. Joseph Soar, Mus. Doc., F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M., the organist of St. David's Cathedral, and for twenty-one years the honorary secretary of the life-boat station at St.
David's, was made...
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Congo
On the 1st January, at aboitt 6 P.M., during a S.
wind and misty weather, the Cresswell fishermen observed signal rockets being sent up. Two of the men ran along the beach and found a steamer on the strand firing rockets...
Chota
A CAPSIZED YACHT Plymouth, Devon.—At 5.12 in the afternoon of the 24th of May, 1947, the Yealm coastguard reported that a yacht had capsized a quarter of a mile north-east of Mewstone at the mouth of Yealm River, and the motor life-boat...
Suzy Jane
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. The police reported at 10.55 P-m- on 4tn July> I965» that flares had been seen south-east of Caldy Island. The life-boat Henry Cotnber Brown was launched at 11.12 in a light northerly breeze. There was a slight...
Monrose
Rhyl, Flintshire - At 7.29 a.m. on 31st August, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a sick man aboard the motor vessel Monrose needed medical attention.
The IRB, with a doctor on board, was launched at...
Linda Anne
EXHAUSTED MEN RESCUED FROM FISHING BOAT Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 8.12 on the evening of the 23rd June, 1963, the Tynemouth coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a resident at Whitley Bay had reported red flares about three...
Blossom
Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 3.31 on the afternoon of the 25th of April, 1959the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Blossom had broken down between Sunderland and Seaham. At 3.40 the life-boat Edward and Isabella...
Golden Gift
Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1956, a small fishing boat was seen from the boathouse to be firing distresssignals about one mile and a quarter north-east of the life-boat...
Sea Rover
Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.43 on the evening of the 15th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties off Birling Gap Hotel. As the Eastbourne life-boat was unable to launch immediately...
Evening Star
Arbroath, Angus - At 10.45 a.m. on r 8th October, 1966, concern was felt for the motor fishing vessel Evening Star which was still at sea. The weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly. At 2.10 p.m. it was decided to launch the life-boat...