LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Open Fishing Coble
FISHING BOATS IN DANGER Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At about 1.80 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, with a southerly gale blowing, heavy seas and an ebbing tide, an open fishing coble and seven other fishing boats were seen outside...
Aerielle
Cromarty.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 25th of July, 1954, the coast- guard rang up to say that the yacht Aerielle, which had a crew of two, appeared to be in difficulties six miles east-by-north of South Souter. At eight o'clock the...
Mouette
Poole, Dorset.—At one o'clock early on the morning of the 24th of September, 1954, a message was received from the coastguard that shouts for help could be heard from a yacht in Poole harbour.
At 1.15 the life-boat...
A Motor Yacht
Dungeness, Kent.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 24th of July, 1952, the life-boat mechanic reported that a yacht was in difficulties two miles west of the life-boat station. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched at 10.45 in a...
Sway (1)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.20 early on the morning of the 7th of November, 1952, the coastguard tele- phoned that a rocket had been seen in the direction of Shellness Point, and at 2.55 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3,...
Speedy
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 17th of May, 1953, a report came by telephone of a yacht flying a distress signal a quarter of a mile east-bv-north of the Wyre Light.
At 11.50 the life-boat Ann Letitia...
A Rowing Boat
Swanage, Dorset.—On the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that two men in a row- ing boat two miles south of Peveril Point were shouting for help, and at 2.25 the life-boat R.L.P. was...
Alwena
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 5.55 on the even- ing of the 4th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a motor launch was flying distress signals off the Point of Air lighthouse, and at 6.30 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was...
Provider
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January. 1954, a fishing coble was still at sea in worsening weather, and at two o'clock the life-boat Friendly Forester was launched in a rough sea. with a strong northerly gale...
Apollo
Plymouth, Devon.—At 5.58 on the morning of the 14th of May, 1954, the life-boat Hearts of Oak, on temporary duty at the station, was launched to stand by the many small boats which had put off to welcome the return of H.M. the Queen from the...