LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jewel
Ramsgate, Kent.—On the evening of the 17th of August, 1951, the coast- guard reported a yacht aground on the Brake Sands. As she was listing heavily and darkness was approaching the life-boat Prudential left her moor- ings at 8.57 to help...
Sylvia
Longhope, Orkneys. — Early on the morning of the 31st of January, 1957, the fishing yawl Sylvia, of Kirkwall, put out for lobster fishing. Before she was due to return a strong gale blew up, and as it was known that it would be extremely...
The S.S. Fulham II
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 6.45 in the evening of the 10th of December, 1948, the police telephoned that North Foreland radio station had reported the s.s. Fulham II, of London, one mile north-east of Britannia Pier, with a...
Red Gurnet
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 8.10 on the morning of the 26th of August, 1955, the Strumble Head coastguard rang up to say that the Strumble Head lightkeeper had reported that a yacht was becalmed to the west of Strumble Head. At 8.45 the...
Heartsease
Dover, Kent.—At 8.35 in the evening, on the 9th of July, 1950, the Sandgate coastguai'd telephoned that a sailing ship seemed to be in difficulties east of Dover. At 8.50 the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings. The sea was...
The Flying Boat S1229
On the 15th October the flying-boat £.1229, from Calshot, made a forced descent off Start Point, owing to damage to her propeller and rudder. A strong S.W.
breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and rain. The Hope Cove...
Mollia
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—During thick fog on the afternoon of the 9th of Decem- ber, 1952, a vessel about two miles south-east of the harbour was heard blowing her siren, and at 5.15 the coastguard telephoned that flares had been seen. At 5.22...
Camorant
Humber, Yorkshire. At 4.4 on the afternoon of the 26th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the coxswain super- intendent that the cabin cruiser Camorant of Hull had broken down three miles north of Withernsea. The life-boat City of Bradford...
Dreadnought
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 25th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that a motor fishing vessel anchored about three miles east-north-east of Ramsey harbour was burning red flares. At one o'clock the...
A Dinghy
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 6th of October, 1956, a resident of Roa Island reported that a sixteen-feet dinghy had capsized in Walney Channel. At 2.30 the life- boat Herbert Leigh was launched. The sea was choppy,...