LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 9.50 on the night of the 15th of September, 1949, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing boat was in distress off Bloody Bridge and her crew shouting for help. The life-boat William and Laura was launched at...
Horace
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 21st of November, 1954, the Customs Water Guard Officer reported that the eight-feet dinghy Horace, of New Brighton, was drifting in the Rock Channel with three boys on board. At 11.42...
Red Dragon
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th of Decem- ber, 1955, information was receivedfrom the coastguard that the steam trawler Red Dragon, of Fleetwood, had reported that she would be calling at Ramsey about...
Lapwing
Workington, Cumberland.—At mid- night on the 23rd of May, 1956, the dock gate foreman rang up to say that a small vessel was sending up red flares opposite the pier-head. The life-boat Manchester and Salford XXIX put out at 12.15 early on...
Sarah Ann
Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 9.15 on the morning of the 5th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Sarah Ann was over- due. After further enquiries had been made, the life-boat Gertrude was launched at 10.5...
Berdin Gabea
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 5.28 in the morning, on the 30th of September, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the North Goodwin Lightvessel had warned off two ships approaching the Goodwin Sands. At 5.52 the coast- guard reported that one of them...
The Sailing Cutter Margaret
Cromarty.—At 11.34 on the night of the 14th of May, 1951, the coastguard reported that the sailing cutter Mar- garet, with thirteen boys and one officer from the Moray Firth Sea School on board, was overdue. She had last been seen between...
The S.S. Gracehill
Troon, Ayrshire. — At 12.25 on the afternoon of the 25th of September, 1952, the Portpatrick coastguard tele- phoned that the S.S. Gracehill, of Belfast, had broken down to the north of Ayr Harbour, and was drifting towards Newton Rocks. At...
A Rowing Boat (1)
Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 9.40 on the evening of the 7th of August, 1953, the coxswain received a message that three people had gone out fishing at six o'clock in a small rowing boat fitted with an outboard motor, and that they had not...
Merlyn
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At 4.21 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat was in difficulties two miles to the eastward and was flying a black flag. At 4.35 the life-boat Clarissa Langdon...