LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Barbecue
TWO MEN RESCUED AFTER DINGHY CAPSIZES Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 18th August, 1962, the Needles coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the sailing yacht Barbecue, which had a crew of two, had capsized...
The North Goodwin Lightvessel
LIGHTVESSEL CREWMAN BROUGHT ASHORE Ramsgate, Kent. At 4.22 a.m. on Monday the 1st of July, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the North Goodwin lightvessel was very ill. At 4.40 the life-boat...
Pet
SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIBE.—The Herbert Ingram Life-boat was launched at 11.40 P.M. on the 8th of January, and took the master and crew of the smack Pet, of Grimsby, oif to their vessel, which was at anchor about a mile from the Lifeboat Station...
The F. T. B., of Boston
WELLS, NORFOLK.—A fishing-smack being observed with signals of distress flying, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E., accompanied by a very heavy sea, on the 23rd March, the crew of the Life-boat Baltic were summoned, and at 5 P.M....
None (12)
Aith, Shetland Isles - At 9 p.m. on 2oth February, 1967, at the request of the medical authorities, the life-boat was made ready to convey a doctor and a relief district nurse to the Island of Foula.
The resident nurse was...
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...
Thebe
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 26th of July, 1958, the honorary secretary was told that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties one mile north of LittleOrme's Head. At 1.25 the life-boat Tillie...
Fishing Boats (6)
OCT. 26TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning the fishing fleet put to sea.
By 8.10 A.M. several of the boats had returned.
A fresh to strong breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and some of the...
Embrace, of Staithes
Runswick, Yorkshire - At 12.12 p.m.
on yth November, 1966, concern was felt for the fishing coble Embrace, of Staithes, as it was one hour after high water and a heavy inshore swell was making the harbour mouth a hazard....