LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Paragon
NEAR LIGHTVESSEL Cloughey, Co. Down. At 2.25 p.m.
on loth December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Paragon was drifting near South Rock lightvessel with her engines broken down. The...
Little Zakery
Swanage, Dorset. At 9.22 on the evening of the 23rd of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man from the yacht Little Zakery of Hamble, which was ashore on a reef near Old Harry Rocks, had been landed by...
Whippingham
The paddle steamer Whippingham, of South- ampton, while on a pleasure trip from Ryde to Bournemouth on the afternoon of the 5th September, was in difficulties through a defect in the paddle wheels and began to leak, when about six miles...
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M.F.V. Andreas
Two fishing vessels A MOTOR FISHING VESSEL sinking off Sarclett Head on her way back from fishing grounds was reported to the honorary secretary of Wick lifeboat station at 0135 on Thursday May 21 by HM Coastguard. The lifeboat crew were...
A Dinghy (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 10.5 p.m. on July, 1965, the police reported that a small dinghy with three persons on board was in difficulties a mile and a half south-west of the South Bay. At 10.17 the IRB launched in a strong easterly breeze and...
J. T. S.
During a whole N.W. gale and heavy sea on the 20th February, the schooner J. T. S., of Barrow, got into difficulties whilst at anchor in the Roads, and at 4 P.M.
made signals of distress. The Life-boat Star of Hope was...
Mizpah
Montrose, Angus.—About 5.20 in the evening, on the 5th of June, 1950, the Usan coastguard telephoned that the local motor fishing vessel Mizpah was overdue. At 5.35 the life-boat The Good Hope was launched, in charge of the second coxswain,...
Windspiel
Dover, Kent.—In the early morning of 30th May, 1938, the motor'life-boat Sir William Hillary escorted in the German yacht Windspid, of Hamburg. (A full account appears on page 538).
Campbeltown
CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE On the 19th January, 1942, the Campbeltown life-boat rescued forty-four of the crew of the motor vessel Mobeka, of Antwerp.
COXSWAIN JAMES THOMSON was awarded the silver...
Category: Medals