LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—On the morning of the 15th of July, 1950, two men from Cwmyreglwys were out in a rowing boat attending to their lobster pots. At ten o'clock the coastguard reported them well overdue, and later said they...
A Rowing Boat
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 3.20 P.M. on the 12th February, 1939, information was received that two boys in a disabled small rowing boat were being carried out to sea, having broken a rowlock.
The motor life-boat William and Clara...
Gladeye
Weymouth, Dorset. At 5.24 p.m. on 8th September, 1965, the coastguard saw a yacht firing red flares three and a half miles south of Lulworth Cove. There was a westerly wind of gale force, and a rough sea. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke...
Fishing Boats
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 1.55 early on the morning of the 4th of March, 1960, the life-boat Grace Darling was launched at low water to escort nine local fishing boats to harbour in bad weather. There was a...
Mahala
Appledore, Devon. — At 9.20 on the evening of the 19th of September, 1954, a doctor told the coxswain that a woman and her daughter were in diffi- culties in the local motor boat Mahala of Crow Rocks and were burning...
Fishing Boats (1)
Sherlngham, Norfolk.—On the morn- ing of the 8th of June, 1956, the local fishing boats were at sea and the weather was deteriorating. At 10.10 the life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched in a rough sea, with a strong northerly wind...
Arde Graft
TRIMARAN CAPSIZED At 8.50 a.m. on yth June, 1964, several people informed the honorary secretary that a trimaran had capsized on the harbour bar. It was almost low water; there was a fresh breeze with a rough sea. At 9.15 the life-boat The...
A Boat (5)
South wold, Suffolk. At 7.14 p.m.
on nth September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was flying a distress signal about three miles north of Southwold. The tide was ebbing and there was a...
Queen of Scots
LOCH NEVIS SEARCH Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 3.45 p.m. on i6th November, 1964, the wife of the owner of the motor launch Queen of Scots told the honorary secretary that the launch was overdue from a trip to Inverie.
The...
A Converted Ship's Boat Sailfish
Wells, Norfolk.—At 11.3 on the morn- ing of the 5th of June, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a boat was in difficulties off Wells. At 11.15 the life-boat Cecil Paine was launched in a rough sea. There was a strong north-north-westerly...