LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Rojo
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 1.25 in the morning of the 15th of August, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that the pilot cutter Penlee had reported that she had picked up the crew of four- teen of the S.S. Rojo, of Oslo, which had...
Sea Urchin and Rosalie
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, just after the life-boat Herbert Leigh had towed in the fishing boat Rosalie, the coxswain, who was on pilotage duty in Barrow docks, noticed that another fishing boat...
Yvonne Risager and May Queen
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 6.50 on the morning of the 19th of July, 1957, the coxswain received a telephone message that the motor fishing vessel Yvonne Risager was in difficulties with a fouled propeller ten miles west of May Island.
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CLIFF FALL At 7.32 p.m. on 24th April, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that two boys had fallen over the cliff at Whitewaterbrook.
The life-boat A.M.T. was launched at 7.42 in a light westerly wind and a smooth...
A Catamaran
A few weeks later, on Thursday April 30, Mudeford's D class inflatable lifeboat launched at 1315, manned by Helmsman Brian Stride and CrewMembers Paul Walker and Dale Parker, to go to the help of a catamaran, being sailed single handed,...
Hereward
EAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—At 9 A.M. on the 27th September a mounted messenger brought information that a dismasted vessel was showing signals of distress about a mile from the shore. The Lifeboat Two Sisters was promptly launched and proceeded to...
Tam-o'-Shanter
FOWEY.—At about 12.30 A.M., on the 18th November, a flare-up light was shown by the schooner Tam-o'-Shanter, of Goole, bound from Dartmouth for Par in ballast, which was drifting before a heavy E. gale in the direction, of the...
Three Fishing Cobles
On the 27th September three fishing cobles, belonging to Cullercoats, while returning from fishing about 9 o'clock in the morn- ing, were unable to cross the bar, owing to the heaviness of the sea. The wind was blowing from the east at...
Toronto, of Glasgow
On the evening of the 30th January the barque Toronto, of Glas- i gow, while on a voyage from Liverpool to | Ardrossan, was wrecked off the latter port | during a strong breeze at S.W. The Life- i boat Fair Maid of Perth was launched as j...
Queen
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—At about 12.15 P.M., on the 3rd August, the fishing smack Queen, of Douglas, was observed making for the harbour, and in attempting to enter she struck on the bar and stranded opposite the Life-boat House. As a moderate...