LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
In the New Year's Honours List
IN the new year's honours list appeared three lifeboat names. Commander Philip Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., the late chief inspector of life-boats, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Mr. John S. Duncan, the honorary secretary...
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Gipsy, of Chepstow
On the 19th February, the schooner Gipsy, of Chepstow, was wrecked on St. Ives Ridge, during a strong northerly gale. The Moses life-boat was launched when the vessel was seen running for St. Ives, and reached her just as she grounded on the...
Othello
.—At about 7 P.M.
on 23rd February information was re- ceived from the Coastguard that the North Goodwin Lightship had reported that a flare or rocket had been seen in a south-westerly direction. The Motor Life-boat...
Merry Mac
On the afternoon of the 8th May a man reported that a small fishing boat with three men on board was in difficulties to the north of Maryport, between Bank End and Allonby. A strong, squally S.W. breeze was blowing, the sea was choppy, and...
Rene-Philippe
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.20 on the even- ing of the 16th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned a report from the North Foreland Golf Club that a cabin-cruiser had fired a red Verey light half a mile off North...
The Motor Speed Boat Flying Spray
SPEED BOAT WITH PROPELLER GONE Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.45 in the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1947, the coastguard reported a small motor boat in difficulties one mile off Dumpton Gap and a man on board waving a flag.
The...
Silver Wings
TOW FOR FISHING VESSEL AFTER ENGINE BREAKDOWN Newhaven, Sussex. At 1.25 early on the morning of the 2nd June, 1963, the Newhaven coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen between three and a half and four...
Phoenix
MOTOR FISHING VESSEL TOWED IN GALE Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 8.40 on the evening of Sunday the 25th August, 1963, the Penmon coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the m.f.v.
Phoenix, of Caernarvon, had been sighted...
Invictor
Dungeness, Kent.—At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1956, a shipping agent telephoned to say that the fishing boat Invictor, of Folkestone, was disabled with a broken shaft three- quarters of a mile south-east of the life-boat...
A Yacht (1)
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 21st of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties off the Little Orme. Shortly afterwards the yacht...