LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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GIRL WITH FRACTURE At 2.30 p.m. on 4th September, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a young girl with a fractured arm needed to be conveyed to Inishmaan Island to catch the mail boat, which would take her to the...
The Corton Lightvessel
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 7.31 p.m. on i4th December, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the Gorton lightvessel had on board her a man suffering from severe toothache who needed dental treatment. The...
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FATAL FALL At 3.9 p.m. on 23rd May, 1964, the Great Yarmouth police informed the honorary secretary that a man had fallen into the river at the yacht station. The tide was almost at low water. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with...
The Coningbeg Lightvessel
REQUEST FROM DUBLIN At 9.15 a.m. on 5th December, 1964, the Irish Lights Office, Dublin, asked the life-boat to take a sick man off the Coningbeg lightvessel. The life-boat Ann Isabella Pyemont was launched at 9.55 in a moderate westerly...
Three Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard reported that the weather was worsening and that three cobles were still at sea. The life-boat The Isa and Penryn M listed was launched at 1.45 in a rough...
Gladys
The fishing coble Gladys, of Filey, was overtaken by a moderate E.N.E. gale when at sea on the 4th April, and it was necessary for the Life-boat Hollon the Third to proceed to her assistance. On reaching the coble life-belts were supplied to...
Buenos Aires
BROADSTAIRS. — Signals having been fired by the East Goodwin and North Sand Head light-vessels, the Life-boat Christopher Waud, Bradford, was launched at 4 A.M. on the 24th May, and found theschooner Buenos Aires, of Hamburg, stranded on the...
Vigilante
Padstow, Cornwall - At 9.28 p.m. on ist April, 1967, red flares were reportedat a position eight miles north of Killan Head. The life-boat Joseph Hiram Chadwick proceeded at 10 o'clock in a strong south westerly wind and a choppy sea. It...
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AUGUST 11TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
An air battle had taken place during themorning, and the life-boat went out to search for aeroplanes down in Weymouth Bay, but she found nothing and was recalled by wireless. - Rewards,...
Hausa
The Humber, Yorkshire. — At 5.30 A.M. on the 14th February,- 1939, the life-boat watchman reported that a vessel had run ashore on the end of Spurn Point. The coxswain immediately went to the beach, where he saw the steam trawler Hausa, of...