LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wonder
HOLYHEAD.—Signals of distress were seen in the outer harbour at 10 P.M.
on the 30th September last during stormy weather and a rough sea. The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was launched, proceeded outside Salt Island, and found...
Hope
PENMON, ANGLESEY.—A vessel was seen ashore on the north side of Puffin Island, during a moderate gale from the N.N.E.
and a heavy sea, on the morning of the 13th of October, and some men were observed on the island. The...
Fishing Cobles (3)
Early on the morning of the 29th December the Staithes fishing cobles put out to the fishing grounds. The wind was light, but a strong easterly sea was running.
Later on the weather got very thick, and the sea got very much...
Louci Gougy
Walmer, Kent.—At 12.10 A.M. on the 26th May, 1939, a message was received from the South Goodwin Light-vessel through the Deal coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the sands to the N.E. by E. A N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At five o'clock on the morning of the 4th ofNovember, 1957, the skipper of the large keel boat Brilliant Star reported on returning to harbour that the weather was worsening rapidly and the fishing coble Premier...
Buahari
MOTOR CRUISER TAKEN IN TOW Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 28th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat was burning red flares three quarters of a mile off Jay wick. The life-boat Sir...
Heather George
FITTER PUT ABOARD MOTOR TRAWLER Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At nine o'clock on the morning of the 17th November, 1962, a message was received that the motor trawler Heather George, of Swansea, had broken down and had anchored half a...
Tequila
OWNER'S GRATITUDE Dungeness, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 15th October, 1963, a man informed the honorary secretary that a small boat had fired two flares 150 yards off shore between Galloways and Dungeness. The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
May Blossom (1)
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 3.35 on the afternoon of the 5th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the fishing boat May Blossom was in difficulties four miles south-west of Barmouth, and at 3.45 the life-boat The Chieftain...
A Dinghy
Hastings, Sussex. On the afternoon of the 2nd July, 1961, while the Hastings regatta was taking place, news was received that a small dinghy belonging to the local angling association was lying some distance off shore and mak- ing no headway...