LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Harebell
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 7.40 on the morning of the 12th of July, 1952, information was received from the Needles coastguard that a yacht was aground on the north-west part of Shingles Bank. The life-boat S. G. E.
was...
Ugie Vale
Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
—When attempting to enter Berwick Harbour during the afternoon of the 28th of August, 1952, the steam drifter Ugie Vale, of Peterhead, with a crew of nine, went aground on some rocks just...
A Rowing Boat
Hastings, Sussex.—At 2.8 on the afternoon of the llth of March, 1953, the Fairlight coastguard reported that an angler appeared to be in difficulties in a rowing-boat, about two miles south of Hastings pier, and was waving a flag....
Two Rowing Boats
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 3.50 on the 1st of November, 1953, the coxswain reported that two rowing boats with one person in each were in difficulties in Swansea Bay, and that two men who had put off to help them in another boat had...
Kenrix
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.6 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1954, the coastguard reported that the motor vessel Kenrix, of Hull, had wirelessed that she had a sick man on board and needed a doctor. At 8.40 the life- boat Greater...
Marie
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 3.20 in the afternoon on the 20th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned to say that a small yacht was in distress in Pegwell Bay. The two men on board were waving an oar with a flag attached.
At 3.28...
An Aeroplane (4)
Selsey, Sussex.—2nd June, 1939. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but another boat reached her first and picked up two of the crew.—Rewards, £15 13s. 6d..
Doric
Lynmoutb, Devon.—At about 7.30 P.M. on the 13th July, 1939, a motor yacht was seen flying a distress signal.
A squally southerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The pulling and sailing life-boat Prichard Frederick...
A Canoe (1)
Newhaven, Sussex.—9th July, 1939.
A canoe had capsized with two people on board, but the police rescued them from the shore with lines.—Rewards, £5 13*..
None (4)
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—6th August, 1939. A bather had been reported in difficulties by the pilots, but the ?ifeboat could find no sign of him. He was already drowned.—Rewards, £5 11*. 6d..