LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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...
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...
Forella
Poole, Dorset. At 12.55 on the after- noon of the 17th of July, 1960, the police informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was considerably overdue from a fishing trip and that the crew's relatives were becoming...
Wanganui
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1957, the watchman on the east pier tele- phoned that a motor yacht off Main Sands between Ramsgate and Broad- stairs was burning flares. Ten minutes later the life-boat Michael...
Grey Lady
Dover, Kent. At 7.10 on the morn- ing of the 25th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Sandgate informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Grey Lady needed help four miles south of Folkestone. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...
Rigel
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 7.29 on the evening of the 17th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel was burning red flares half a mile south- east of the pier. The life-boat Cunard, on temporary...
Duet
WaltonandFrinton, Essex.—About 7.25 on the night of the 8th of August1951, the coastguard telephoned that the Cork Lightvessel had reported a yacht aground on the Cork Sands. At 7.50 the life-boat E.M.E.D. was launched in a smooth sea and a...
Christine
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.18 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht, five and a half miles south- south-west of Clacton, was rolling' heavily. She seemed to need help; so at 12.30 the life...
Sirius
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 5.10 on the evening of the 25th of August, 1951, the Port Radar Station telephoned that a yacht had broken her topmast and was in difficulties near Brockle- bank Dock. At 5.38 the life-boat Norman B. Corlett was...
Pussy Galore
At 3.58 p.m. on 12th August, 1969, the coastguard informed the staff coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties off Minster Boom. The lifeboat 44-001, on temporary duty at Sheerness, immediately slipped her moorings in a moderate south south...