LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Carmac
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 6.38 On the evening of the 19th of August, 1957, the civic guard at Bray reported that some sea anglers from Inchinore were in difficulties in a small motor boat five miles east-south-east of Bray Head. They...
Angus Rose
Montrose, Angus. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 5th of March, 1958, Stonehaven radio informed the honor- ary secretary that the fishing boat Angus Rose of Montrose needed help three miles off Montrose as her propeller had been fouled by...
The Belgian Fishing Vessel Celtic
Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.20 on the morning of the 9th of April, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Belgian fishing vessel Celtic, which was four miles south of Newhaven, had water in her engine room and needed help....
Douglas
Kirkcudbright.—At 9.10 on the even- ing of the 16th of July, 1954, a man at Kippford rang up to say that a boat with Sea Cadets on board had stranded off Southerness lighthouse, and that her crew were waving. At 9.42 the life-boat J. B....
The S.S. Hadiotis
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 9.40 on the morning of the 13th of March, 1955, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Hadiotis, of Syra, Greece, which was lying at anchor two miles south of Spurn Point, had signalled that she had a sick...
The Sailing Boat Osiris
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1955, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a yacht needed help two miles south-east of Beaumaris. At 12.30 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched. The sea...
Starshine II
YACHT RESCUED Ramsgate, Kent. At 8.45 a.m. on 23rd January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been observed approximately half a mile west from Margate Hook Beacon. A helicopter was sent to investigate...
Wendy
Dover, Kent.—At 9.40 on the night of the 6th of May, 1950, the Sandgate coastguard passed on information from the Seabrook police that a small sailing craft was drifting without lights off Seabrook. At ten o'clock the life-boat Southern...
Gaia
Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 8.50 in the morning, on the llth of September, 1950, the Cromer coastguard telephonedthat the Dudgeon lightvessel had re- ported a sailing yacht circling the light- vessel in need of help. Accordingly, at 9.5 the life...
Hebe 2
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 3rd July, 1961, the police at Benllech informed the honor- ary secretary that a small boat flying a distress signal off Red Wharf bay was drifting out to sea. A fresh south-south- westerly...