LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Progressive
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At one in the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1952, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Progressive, of Filey, had been at sea since dawn and anxiety was felt for the safety of her crew of six. The seas were...
Dainty Lady
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 16th of February, 1951, the local motor fishing vessel Dainty Lady was at sea. A fresh south-south- easterly breeze was blowing and there was a very heavy swell. At 1.5 the Dainty Lady...
Dorothy
TRAWLER TOWED INTO HARBOUR Huniber, Yorkshire. At 6.5 on the evening of the 30th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Dorothy of Grimsby had run short of fuel half a mile east of Dimlington. The...
Two Cobles
COBLES ESCORTED INTO TWO HARBOURS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 8.52 on the morning of the 28th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there were two cobles at sea and the weather was gradually becoming worse. The...
None (6)
ISLAND CALL At 2.15 p.m. on 3rd November, 1963, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a sick patient on Inishmaan Island needed hospital treatment. There was a fresh easterly breeze with a moderate sea. The tide was ebbing....
Fishing Boats (2)
Whitby, Yorkshire. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 27th of March, 1961, the honorary secretary noticed that six local fishing boats were still at sea. At 10.10, when the life-boat Mary Ann Hep- worth was launched, there was a fresh...
A Pram Dinghy
ADRIFT AND LEAKING Holyhead, Anglesey. At 11.33 a-mon 2nd February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two small boys were adrift in a pram dinghy which was leaking and oar-less in the outer harbour. There was a moderate...
Meda II
PINNED TO PIER At 12.12 p.m. on i6th September, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Meda II was on a lee shore in a moderate sea and gale force south-easterly wind. The yacht was pinned to the north pier and...
A Rowing Boat
Aberdeen. At 10.21 p.m. on 4th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small rowing boat with a crew of two appeared to be in distress about half a mile east of Girdleness lighthouse.
The tide was at...
Joannie
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.38 p.m. on 2nd May, 1965, the east pier watchman saw a small boat in difficulties east of Ramsgate harbour. The life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station, went out at 1.45 in a light southsouth-...