LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat (1)
Troon, Ayrshire - At 3.50 p.m. on ist October, 1966, the honorary secretary saw a red flare aboard a motor boat off Lady Isle. Ten minutes later the lifeboat James and Barbara Aitken left her moorings in a rough sea and a fresh west north...
Regal, of Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire - At 2.29 p.m. on 23rd December, 1966, a yawl had been seen proceeding north of Fraserburgh and a few minutes later it was suggested that the life-boat should launch as the yawl seemed to be making heavy weather....
La Baie Norree
At 3.40 p.m. on I5th June, 1967, news was received that a red flare had been fired from a yacht east north east of Dover harbour. The life-boat Southern Africa slipped her moorings at 3.59 in a gale force wind and a rough sea. It was two...
Octopus
Hastings' 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Fairlight, with Coxswain Frederick White at the helm, tows the Dutch yacht Octopus towards Rye Harbour during a force 6 south-south-easterly gale and in rough seas on July 19, 1987. Rye Harbour's...
None (2)
On Sunday January 4 the Coastguard sighted a dog in the river about a quarter of a mile from the harbour mouth; once again, the owner was trying to rescue it. The afternoon was overcast and wintry, with a fresh to strong breeze blowing from...
Olive
APRIL 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
At 8 A.M. a telephone message was received from the Fishery Bailiff asking for help for a fishing boat which was at sea off Weybourne three miles away. A strong, increasing N.E. wind was...
H.M. Destroyer Wallace
SEPT. 13TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK, AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.
NORFOLK. Early in the morning information was received that two vessels had been in collision off Lowestoft. A N.E.
gale was blowing with...
Earl of Buchan
MARCH 27TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
At 9.10 A.M. the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was showing signals for medical aid. A light southerly wind was blowing with a rough sea. The motor lifeboat Frank and William...
H.M. Auxiliary Dulcibella
JUNE 18TH. - DOVER, KENT. At 2 P.M.
information was received through the coastguard that a naval cabin cruiser appeared to be in need of help about three miles from Sandgate. A moderate E.N.E. gale was blowing, with a rough...
Provider
DECEMBER 17TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 10.30 in the morning the coastguard reported that the sea was rising and that the coble Provider was still at sea. At 11.15 the motor life-boat Augustus and Laura was launched....