LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (1)
Filey, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 4th of January, 1949, a south- easterly wind was blowing. It in- creased, and the sea became very rough.
The local fishing fleet was at sea. The first boat to arrive back reported...
Myrtle
Howth, Co. Dublin,—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 15th of October, 1949, the life-boat R'.P.L. was launched for exercise in a rough sea, with a fresh south-westerly wind blowing, and shortly after noticed a fishing boat one mile east of...
Two Pedalo Pleasure Floats
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 1.55 on the after-noon of the 7th of June, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that two Pedalo pleasure floats, each with two people in them, were drifting south- wards. At 2.7 the life-boat E.M.E.D., on temporary duty at...
Fishing Boats (2)
Girvan, Ayrshire.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 17th of February, 1955, the coxswain reported that local fishing boats were returning to the har- bour in a rough sea and a strong north- north-west wind, and that conditions at the...
None (3)
Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 7.0 on the evening of the 14th of November, 1952, a doctor asked if the life-boat would take him to the Island of Rhum to attend a sick person. The weather was too bad for the usual boat to put out, and at 7.30...
Rongorge
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 8.30 on the evening of the 20th of July, 1953, it was reported that the yacht Rongorge, which had anchored off Gallows Point with a crew of four, was dragging, and at 8.45 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts...
Twin Sisters
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—In response to signals of distress the Life-boat MaryItabella was launched at 3.46 P.M. on the 12th January, in a whole gale from W.N.W. and a rough sea. On reaching the vessel, the schooner Twin Sisters, of and from...
Ellesmere
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The schooner Ellesmere, of Runcorn, bound for Liverpool, with potatoes, had her mainsail and top-gallant sail torn in a gale from E. by S., on the 8th February, and anchored about three-quarters of a mile E.N.E. of the...
Fishing Cobles (1)
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—While some of the fishing cobles were at sea on the 12th May, the wind, which was blowing in a north-easterly direction, freshened and the sea became rough. As it was probable that some of the boats would require...
Julia
During a strong northerly gale on the 23rd March, the schooner Julia, of Runcorn, which was anchored in the bay owing to stress of weather, com- menced to drag her anchors and drifted into shallow water. Signals of distress were displayed,...