LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Fishing Coble Margaret and James
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 30th of December, 1949, fishermen reported that the local motor fishing coble Margaret and James was overdue. She could not be seen from the shore and the weather was worsening. The life-boat...
Jean and Valerie
Whitby, Yorkshire. — At 3.45 in the afternoon on the 2nd of April, 1950, fishermen reported that the fishing coble Jean and Valerie was making very heavy weather about four miles to the south. Accordingly at 4.10 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann...
A Naval Sea Otter Seaplane
Padstow, Cornwall.—At 3.32 in the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a naval Sea Otter seaplane had made a forced landing in Porthcothan Bay, and was attempting to taxi to Padstow. At 4.15 the No. 1 life-boat...
The S.S. Kentwood
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—About noon on the 12th of May, 1951, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Kentwood, of London, lying off Gorton lightvessel, had asked if the life-boat could take a doctor to her to attend a sick man. At 12.45 in the...
A Ship's Boat (1)
Dun Laoghaire. Co. Dublin. At 6.15 on the morning of the 20th of June, 1960, the keeper of the East Pier lighthouse informed the honorary secre- tary that a ship's boat was drifting two and a half miles north-north-east of the...
Our Jennie
Weymouth, Dorset. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 13th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat needed help two miles east of the Shambles lightvessel. At 8.15 the life- boat Lloyd's was...
Lily Flower
TOW TAKEN OVER FROM FISHING VESSEL Stromness, Orkneys. At 10.20 on the morning of the 8th May, 1963, the chairman of the branch was informed that the fishing vessel Lily Flower needed help in Hoy Sound. The life-boat Archibald and Alexander...
Fishing Cobles (2)
Holy Island, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 20th February the coastguard reported that the sea was very rough, and breaking on the harbour bar. As seven of the local fishing cobles were at sea, the motor life-boat Milburn was launched...
Fargo
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 5.50 p.m. on 9th August, 1966, distress flares were seen coming from the auxiliary yacht Fargo off the West Holm buoy. At 6.3 the life-boat Frederick Edward Crick proceeded in a westerly gale and a rough sea. The tide...
Lapwing
Peter-head, Aberdeenshire - At i.i p.m. on 8th January, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Lapwing was firing red flares approximately a quarter of a mile off Peterhead breakwater. The...