LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fertile (1)
Aith and Lerwick, Shetlands; and Stronsay, Orkneys. At 5.28 p.m. on Tuesday, i5th June, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the Lerwick life-boat station that a 46-foot motor fishing vessel bound for Lerwick from Kirkwall...
Fishing Boats
NAIRN, NAIRNSHIRE.—There was a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea on the 6th February. While several of the fishing-boats were out, news came that one of them had been lost and her crew of two hands drowned. Very shortly after this two of...
Cicely
Peel, Isle of Man.—At 8.55 P.M. on the 18th April, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard stating that flares had been seen four miles off Orrisdale Head. A light southerly breeze was blowing with a calm sea.
The...
Heimdal
Wicklow, and Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—• At 10.12 on the morning of the 8th of December, 1954, the Wicklow life- boat's motor mechanic heard a mes- sage from the Portpatrick radio station that the Swedish steamer Heimdal was drifting near...
White Wings
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 7 p.m.
on 9th December, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that the local fishing boat White Wings was dragging her moorings and was in danger of becoming a complete wreck. There was no one...
Lifeboat Services June and July 1984
Services for August 1984 will be reported in the spring 1985 journal Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: July 29 D class inflatable: June 18 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic21: July 13, 28 and 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic21: June 23 (twice), July...
Category: Services
Wild Rose
— About 6 A.M. on the 25th August, a small yacht with four persons on board was seen to be dragging her anchors in the prevailing S.W. gale, and it was deemed expedient to send assistance. Eleven of the Life-boat's crew therefore pro-...
Avocet
IN A TIDE RACE Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.28 p.m. on 7th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was reported to be in distress off South Stack. Her two occupants had been waving. It was one hour before...
Frederick T. Everard
EXPLOSION ON MOTOR VESSEL At 10.23 a-m- on 6th October, 1965, the coastguard told the coxswain that the motor vessel Frederick T. Everard was reported to be in distress following an explosion on board. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was...
Coxswain Hugh Nelson
HUGH NELSON, coxswain of the Dona- ghadee life-boat, died on the 21st of November, 1954, at the age of 63. He had served as coxswain of the Dona- ghadee life-boat since July, 1949, having previously been second cox- swain for twenty...
Category: Obituaries