LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tasman
Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 8.20 on the evening of the 18th of January. 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore south- east of Tentsmuir Point to the south of Tay entrance, and that she was in a dangerous...
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MEN ON THE ROCKS Torbay, Devon. At 4.19 p.m. on i6th January, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two men were in the sea off Durl Head. There was a strong east-north-easterly breeze with a rough sea. The tide was flooding....
Lifeboat Quiz
1—Which is the most (a) northerly; (b) easterly; (c) southerly; and (d) westerly station of the RNLI ? 2— Which was the first sailing lifeboat ? 3—Which were (a) the steepest, and (b) the longest slipways for lifeboats ? 4—Where were the...
Category: Articles
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C a m p b e l t o w n , Argyllshire.—7th August, 1938. A yacht had been reported capsized near Pladda, Arran, but nothing could be found. It was believed that basking sharks splashing about had been mistaken for the capsized yacht.—Rewards,...
Kestrel
Lowestoft, Suffolk. — At 9.59 on the night of the 16th of June, 1948, the coastguard reported that a fishing boat, with a rope round her propeller, was burning oily rags half a mile off Corton beach. The motor life-boat Mary Scott, on...
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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.12 early on the morning of the 30th of June, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that two bathers were marooned on a sand- bank at Point Clear. The life-boat H.C.J., on temporary duty at the station, was launched at...
Himan
PATIENT ON BOARD .TANKER Wick, Caithness-shire. At 6.30 p.m.
on 2Oth December, 1963, the local medical officer told the honorary secretary that the tanker Himan had a crew member on board suffering from appendicitis. The...
Amber
At 11.5 a.m. on 2yth February, 1967, it was indicated that concern was felt for six fishing boats which were still at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather conditions. There was a gale from the south south east with a very rough sea.
Pradnik
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 8.32 on the morning of the 5th of December, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Pradnik of Gdynia, Poland, was signalling for immediate medical assistance. There was a fresh...
Volunteer
PENMON.—On the 6th January, 1897, the schooner Volunteer, of Dublin, laden with cement and matches, from London for Whitehaven, was observed aground on the rocks off Penmon, having dragged her anchors. A strong gale was blowing from the S.E....