LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Heemskerk
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 10.27 on the morning of the 3rd of December, 1953, the Wyke Regis coastguard rang up to say that the Shambles light-vessel had reported that a vessel passing her was flying a distress signal. At 10.40 the life-boat...
Silver Wave
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - At 4.30 p.m. on 28th March, 1970, the life-boat's motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a fishing boat was signalling for assistance off Scarlet point. After confirmation from the coastguard the...
Lara
New Brighton, Cheshire - At 7.38 p.m.
on 21st September, 1969, the coastguard reported a cabin cruiser in difficulties off New Brighton slipway.
The life-boat Norman B. Cor left slipped her moorings at...
Fishing Cobles (2)
COBLES AT SEA Whitby, Yorkshire. At 8.5 a.m. on 25th April, 1964, the life-boat second coxswain reported that there was a very heavy swell on the harbour bar and that several local fishing cobles, one of which had been reported to have...
Lorerelie
CABIN CRUISER SANK Weymouth, Dorset. At 3.40 p.m. on xyth May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was in distress 5! miles north-west of Portland Bill. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke left at 3.50 in a...
Seahawk
TOWED TO ABERDEEN At 10.45 p.m. on 4th August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen one mile south-east by east of Girdleness. There was a smooth sea with light airs from the west and it was just...
Star of Freedom
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 12.30 a.m. on 3rd February 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Star of Freedom of Fleetwood had struck an unidentified object fifteen miles...
Yann Paol
St. Helier, Jersey - At 10.45 p.m. on I3th July, 1967, the duty harbour official was informed that a yacht was adrift off St. Brelades Bay. The life-boat Elizabeth Rippon was launched at 11.18 in a light breeze and a calm sea. It was half an...
Dhow Moa
Dungeness, Kent. At 10.5 a.m. on i8th June, 1965, the coxswain heard that the yacht Dhow Moa was having difficulty in making Folkestone harbour because of bad weather and had been aground on two occasions. The life-boat Mabel E.
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Zepturb
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 11.57 a-m- on 9th April, 1966, the owner of the speedboat Zepturb informed the honorary secretary that his boat was out of fuel and was drifting out to sea in St. Ives Bay.
The IRB was launched...