LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (2)
GOUHDON AND JOHNSHAVBN, KlN- CARDINESHIRE. — A large number of fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon went off to fish on the morning of the 15th April, but had to return on account of the E.S.E. gale which came on...
Collingwood
On the evening of the 27th July the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht near Perch Rock was signalling for help, and the motor life-boat William and Kate Johnston put out at 9.10 P.M.
A strong west breeze was...
Lerina
Clovelly, Devon.—Shortly before halfpast eight in the morning of the 14th March the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned that a small cabin cruiser was flying what appeared to be a large red flag, and was drifting S.W. two miles from...
Engadine
Margate, Kent.—On the morning of the 2nd October, 1938, a rowing boat belonging to Westgate, with two men on board, was seen to be in difficulties about half a mile N. of the S.E.
Margate Buoy. She was being blown out to...
Pandora
At 5.25 p.m. on 3oth August, 1965, the police at Withernsea reported that a small vessel was firing red flares one and a half miles east of Withernsea. There was a moderate to fresh westerly wind and a slight sea. The life-boat City of...
Seabird and Smuggler II
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.38 p.m.
on 2nd October, 1965, the honorary secretary was notified that a yacht was in difficulties 200 yards east of Clacton Pier. At 9.55 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring launched in a slight...
A Dinghy
Lytham-St. Anne's, and Blackpool, Lancashire. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1959, the police at Blackpool informed the honorary secretaries at Lytham-St. Anne's and Blackpool that a dinghy fitted with an outboard...
A Dinghy (1)
Lytham-St. Anne's, and Blackpool, Lancashire. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1959, the police at Blackpool informed the honorary secretaries at Lytham-St. Anne's and Blackpool that a dinghy fitted with an outboard...
Anne Agnes
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. — At 10.25 on the night of the 1st of Septem- ber, 1955, the P'ormby coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht needed help three and a half miles west of Lytham pier.
At eleven o'clock...
St. Mary
Ballycotton, Go. Cork.—At 9.30 on the night of the 15th of January, 1956, a man reported that his two sons had put off from Cork Harbour in the local seven-ton fishing boat St. Mary, but that they had not returned. The men had left at five...