LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Boy Eric
Exmouth, South Devon - At 10.7 p.m. on I2th June, 1966, it was reported that red flares had been sighted about two miles off Orcombe point. The lifeboat Michael Stevens left her moorings at 10.20 in a moderate to fresh south south easterly...
Wasp, of Hayle
St. Ives, Cornwall-At 9.36 p.m.
on 20th June, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted five to six miles west north west of Clodgy point. As a report was received that Shackleton...
Reinhard
The German ketch Reinhard, of Westrhauderfehn, stranded on North Sunderland Point during hazy and very cold weather in the early morning of the 24th February. A strong southerly breeze was blowing at the time and the sea was inclined to be...
Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 23rd of November, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing coble Premier, which had been at sea since daybreak. The weather was worsening, and at 11.45 the life-boat Annie...
Michael Griffiths
On the 31st of January, 1953, two members of the crew of the Islay. Inner Hebrides, life-boat collapsed in the engine-room and died while the life- boat was searching for the trawler Michael Griffiths. This was the day on which the Princess...
A Dinghy (3)
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 11.44 on the morning of the 6th of August, 1960, the honorary secretary learnt from the Wicklow life-boat station that a dinghy had been seen to capsize off Mizen Head. The life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched at 11.51...
Vera
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 1.56 on the afternoon of the 22nd of Decem- ber, 1957, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing coble Vera, with a crew of three, appeared to be in difficulties one mile east-north-east...
Grey Lady
Dover, Kent. At 7.10 on the morn- ing of the 25th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Sandgate informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Grey Lady needed help four miles south of Folkestone. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...
None
Islay, Hebrides. At 11.15 on the morning of the 9th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary was asked if the life-boat could be used to collect the ballot boxes used in the General Election from Colonsay Island, as no other boat was...
Southern Cross
St. Abbs, Berwickshire. At 6.16 on the evening of the 3rd of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the principal keeper at St. Abbs Head lighthouse had re- ported a yacht burning distress flares off St. Abbs Head....