LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Chance
HIDDEN ROCK HAZARD Wick, Caithness-shire. At i .35 p.m. on 27th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Chance had made a distress call reporting that she was ashore at Hillman Head, three miles...
Moss Rose
ENGINE FAILURE Ramsgate, Kent. At 12.34 a-m- on 2Oth March, 1965, the East Pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat, with an outboard motor, was in difficulties because of an engine failure and drifting seawards half a...
A Motor Cruiser (2)
TOW BY LIFE-BOAT ON PASSAGE Life-boat on passage. On the 13th July, 1962, the reserve life-boat Richard Silver Oliver was on passage from Kirkcudbright to Portpatrick. There was a light south-westerly breeze and a smooth sea. At 10.10 in the...
Ranee
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.— At 8.30 on the evening of the 5th of July, 1955, the coastguard reported that the local motor boat Ranee had broken down off Eel Point. He later stated that she had anchored, but was dragging sea- wards. At nine...
Jeannie Slessor
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 23rd of February, 1950, information was re- ceived from St. Combs and the coast- guard that a small fishing boat was in distress. At 4.13 the life-boat John and Charles...
A Day's Leave Collecting
A NAVAL seaman was on leave in Staines for a day. It happened to be the flag- day for the Life-boat Service. He spent it collecting and got over six pounds..
Category: Donations
Rose of England
Seaham, Durham.—On the morning of the 2nd of September, 1950, the new life-boat George Elmy was launched for exercise. The sea was choppy, with a north-north-westerly breeze blowing.
At ten o'clock they noticed a...
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire.—About half past three on the morning of the 26th of September, 1950, several Scottish fish- ing boats working from Whitby were at sea. A strong north-easterly wind was causing a very heavy sea, making the approach to...
Angela
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At 9.17 on the morning of the 3rd of June, 1951, the Castletown coastguard tele- phoned that a boat was in difficulties off Langness. Fifteen minutes later the life-boat K.T.J.S., on temporary duty at the station,...
Dorothy (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.50 on the night of the 30th of August, 1956, a message was received that the local fishing boat Dorothy was calling for help on her wireless. At 10.15 the no. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Heptcorth was laun- ched in a slight...