LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Unknown
6th Septem- ber. Fireworks in celebration of the birth of a son and heir to Countess Cawdor at Cawdor Castle, mistaken for distress signals.—Rewards, £8 15s..
A Motor Vessel
27th September. Went to a stranded, motor vessel, and, at the master's request, summoned a tug.—Rewards, £5 7s. 6
West Winds
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 6.45 p.m. on 19th August, 1968, the coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties off Bodelias point.
The life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched at 7.10 in a south south...
See Wee
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 4.24 a.m. on 16th March, 1969, it was learnt that the motor boat See Wee, with three men on board, on passage from Llandlwyn Island was overdue. The life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, was...
Lara
New Brighton, Cheshire - At 7.38 p.m.
on 21st September, 1969, the coastguard reported a cabin cruiser in difficulties off New Brighton slipway.
The life-boat Norman B. Cor left slipped her moorings at...
Dawn (1)
Exmouth, Devon. At 9.48 on the morning of the 29th of September, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning flares one mile south of Otterton Head.
The life-boat Maria Noble was launched at 10...
Christina
Torbay, Devon. At 11.13 on the night of the 2nd of July, 1959, the coast- guard told the honorary secretary that the police at Torquay had reported a small motor launch broken down a mile and a half off Hope's Nose, Torquay.
<...
Thomas Sinclair
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 5.27 p.m. on yth July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a vessel making heavy weather in the very rough seas and gale force winds off the south bank of Barmouth bar. He had...
A Boat (2)
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 1.15 on the after- noon of the 26th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small boat with three anglers on board was in difficulties about half a mile off the entrance to Rhyl harbour...
Ally Sloper
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.1 on the morn- ing of the 8th May, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht, the Ally Sloper, with two men aboard, was in difficulties three miles east of the North Goodwin light- vessel. At...