LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Boat
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—Shortly after ten o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 1st of October, 1950, the Carnoustie coastguard reported that the Abertay Light vessel had said a small boat was in difficulties off the light- vessel. A...
Astros
REFLOATING A TRAWLER Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 6.20 in the morning of the 2nd of September, 1947, the coastguard reported a trawler ashore south of Rattray Head, with a bad list to port. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow,...
Alex
ENGINE FAILED Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 8.7 on the night of the 13th of November, 1947, the coastguard reported a flare two miles east of Ryhope. Seaham life- boat was unable to launch owing to the lowness of the tide and the Sunder- land...
Empress
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 16th of July, 1952, the motor mechanic reported that the fishing boat Empress, of Wexford, with a crew of three, was in difficulties about three miles east of Kilmore...
None
Tobermory, Isle of Mull.---On the evening of the 5th August, 1939, a doctor asked for the life-boat to take a woman to Oban, to be sent thence to the Maternity Hospital, Glasgow. No steamer was available and he was afraid that she would...
Namanda
YACHT AGROUND Kirkcudbright. At 5.06 p.m. on nth April, 1965, a local boatman informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a cabin cruiser on the rocks off the Balmangan shore of Ross Bay. There was a strong westerly breeze with a slight...
Catrina
TOW FOR CATAMARAN IN NEAR GALE Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 2.3 on the afternoon of the 9th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor yacht appeared to be in difficulties northnorth- east of Fishguard. The...
Grace Gary
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT TO HARBOUR Workington, Cumberland. At 9.44 on the evening of the 18th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen opposite the steel works at Workington. Further information...
Vigilante
Padstow, Cornwall - At 9.28 p.m. on ist April, 1967, red flares were reportedat a position eight miles north of Killan Head. The life-boat Joseph Hiram Chadwick proceeded at 10 o'clock in a strong south westerly wind and a choppy sea. It...
Honor
TENBY, SOUTH WALES. — The ketch Honor, of and from Cardiff, for St. David's with coal, showed signals of distress while riding at anchor in the roadstead, daring a very heavy gale from the S.W., on the 8th December. The Anne Collin...