LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Wells, Norfolk.—At 11.3 on the morn- ing of the 5th of June, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a boat was in difficulties off Wells. At 11.15 the life-boat Cecil Paine was launched in a rough sea. There was a strong north-north-westerly...

Ramsgate, Kent.—At 1.24 on the after- noon of the 29th of September, 1957, the east pier watchman reported that a yacht was aground on Brake Sands and was signalling for help. At 1.35 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a slight...

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 8.10 a.m. on 29th October, 1966, a yacht was in difficulties, its engine broken down, in a strong flood tide and little wind in Bardsley Sound. At 8.25 the life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched. The...

Barmouth, Merionethshire - At 3.45 p.m. on 6th June, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a distress signal had been received from a boat two miles north west of Barmouth. At 4.3 the lifeboat The Chieftain was launched. The...

Ramsgate, Kent - At 7.53 p.m. on 15th July, 1967, a message was received that a motor yacht had broken down and was drifting towards Broadstairs. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 8 o'clock in a gentle south...

Dover, Kent - At 3.18 a.m. on 30th July, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a yacht with a broken mast was almost ashore in Fan bay, about three miles east of Dover. The life-boat Faithful Forester slipped her moorings at 3.29 in a strong...

On the night of the 2nd November, at 10 P.M., blowing a heavy gale from the north, signals of distress were seen from Lowestoft: the life-boat was at once launched through a heavy surf, and pro- ceeded under sail to the spot, where the...

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