LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sherkin Mail Boat
Baltimore, Co. Cork. At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 31st of January, 1961, the honorary secretary learnt that the Sherkin mail boat was in difficulties.
Her engine had failed, and she was drifting ashore. The life-boat...
Fishing Boats
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 4th April, 1961, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that six local fishing boats were still at sea. At 3.15, when the life- boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was...
May Blossom
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 1.7 on the afternoon of 25th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the local lobster fishing boat May Blossom had made several un- successful attempts to approach the bar against the...
Valentia
Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 27th August, 1961, one of the yachts competing in a regatta capsized. The two people on board, a man and a woman, clung to the sub- merged boat. A near gale was blowing from the south-west...
Golden Harvest
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.23 on the night of the 16th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was ashore at the entrance to the north harbour. At 10.37 the life-boat Claude Cecil Staniforth left...
Two Sailing Dinghies
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 22nd of June, 1957, at the time of the Penarth regatta, the life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans put out in a rough sea, with a fresh south-easterly breeze blowing and rain, to help...
Motor Fishing Vessels
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1958, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched in a rough sea, with a moderate east-north-easterly gale blowing and an ebb tide. She escorted five motor...
Mayflower
LOBSTER BOAT SOUGHT Anxiety was felt about the local lobster fishing boat Mayflower which had put out at ii a.m. on i6th March, 1964, and had not returned five hours later. Weather conditions were rapidly deteriorating and there was a full...
Fishing Cobles
COBLES ESCORTED Filey, Yorkshire. At 8 a.m. on 8th May, 1964, the life-boat second coxswain reported that six local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather. At 8.55 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Mihted was launched with the...
Venture
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 10.30 a.m. on I2th June, 1964, inshore rescue boat no. 7 was launched in a strong easterly breeze and rough sea to the aid of the fishing vessel Venture, which was stranded on the bar entrance. One of the crew of two...