LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 11.55 on the morning of the 4th of October, 1959, the motor mechanic told the second coxswain that a rowing boat with four men aboard was in difficulties off Great Ormes Head. The life-boat Annie...
A Sailing Dinghy
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. — About 9.10 on the night of Sunday the 3rd of June, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a sailing dinghy with a crew of two had apparently been caught in the tide race between Giltar Point and Caldy Island. Her sail...
Alert
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH ENGINE BREAKDOWN Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 3.25 on the afternoon of the 22nd April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had fired a red flare a...
Orsidi and Cap Lizard
TWO YACHTS TOWED TO RAMSGATE Ramsgate, Kent. At 12.45 a.m. on Monday the 22nd of July, 1963, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that distress signals had been seen to the northward. At 1.10 the lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis...
Triarda
Hoylake, Cheshire - At 12.30 a.m.
on 21st October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen about one mile off Leasowe lighthouse.
The life-boat Oldham IV was...
A Dinghy and Paddy B
Hastings, Sussex. At 4.7 p.m. on 3151 July, 1965, the coastguard reported that a dinghy, in company with a cabin cruiser, was flying a distress signal and firing flares. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 4.20 in a moderate...
Falcon
DANGEROUS POSITION Arbroath, Angus. At 8.50 a.m. on 3ist May, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a message had been received from a Carnoustie resident that a fishing boat had fired two red flares from a point off Dowrie. At 9.6 the...
The S.S. Glendun
FEBRUARY 16TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 12.30 A.M. it was reported that a steamer was ashore one and a half miles S.W.
of Maughold Head and was making distress signals. A S.E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. It was...
Carew Belle
SEPTEMBER 23RD. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
At eleven in the morning the coastguard reported a small yacht in distress one mile to the south-east of Tenby lookout. A strong north-west breeze was blowing and the sea was choppy....
Recordo
NOVEMBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 4.35 P.M. a loud explosion was heard. Two trawlers could be seen engaged in mine-sweeping in the Humber.
The crew of one was lowering a boat. At 4.48 P.M. the motor life-boat City...