LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Maraat V
Runswick, Yorkshire.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 15th of June, 1953, during dense fog, it was learnt at the life-boat station that a vessel had gone aground half a mile south of Staithes. At 2.10 the life-boat Robert Patton—The Always...
Ocean Harvest
Petertead, Aberdeenshire. — At 2.25 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a message was received from the Rattray Head coastguard, through the Peterhead coastguard, stating that a steam drifter was ashore at Rattray Head.
A light...
Panda
Hastings, Sussex. At 8.55 on the evening of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties nine miles south-east-by-south of Hastings. At 9.42 the life-boat...
A Trawler
Selsey, Sussex. At 9.52 on the morn- ing of the 18th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a trawler had sprung some plates and was making water rapidly nine miles south-west of Owers light- vessel. At...
Clwyd
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 14th of Feb- ruary, 1961, the motor mechanic in- formed the honorary secretary that the yacht Clwyd had run aground on the north side of the Ribble estuary. The...
Fylanna
Weymouth, Dorset. At 9.16 on the evening of the 3rd August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a single red flare had been seen three to four miles from Portland Bill. A yacht had been reported in the area a short time...
The Codling Lightvessel
Wicklow.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 1st of February, 1957, a message was received from the Irish Lights stating that a member of the crew of the Codling lightvessel was suffering from a poisoned hand and asking if the life-boat would...
The S.S. Harcola
JUNE 6TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 11.53 A.M. a message was received from the Ramsgate coastguard that a vessel was on fire in the Gull Stream abreast of the coastguard station. A light north - east breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. At noon...
Red Crusader
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 3.20 in the morning of the 1st of November, 1949, the Kilchoman coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Red Crusader, of Fleetwood, had radioed that she was ashore, two miles. north of Port Askaig. The...
Carolina
SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.—At daylight on the 6th December, the Norwegian barque CaroUna was seen at anchor abouttwo miles from the shore with spars hanging overboard. She showed signals, in response to which the Duncan Lifeboat, belonging to the...