LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.30 in the evening of the 16th of September, 1951, a yacht was seen flying distress signals one mile east of the life-boat station, and the life-boat coxswain and three other men put out at once in a fishing boat. A...
Speedwell
Whitehllls, Banff shire. — At 9.30 in the morning of the 21st of November, 1951, a fishing boat wirelessed that another fishing boat, the Speedwell, of Macduff, was in difficulties twenty miles north-north-west of Whitehills and at 10.5 the...
Heiloo
HELP FOR DUTCH VESSEL At 7.24 p.m. on I7th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Dutch motor vessel Heiloo, of Flushing, was aground on the Knoll Sands. There was a gale from the southsouth- west with a...
The S.S. Royal Fusilier
JUNE 3RD. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 1.20 A.M. the coastguard telephoned that news had been received that a ship had been bombed and was sinking some seven miles east of Coquet, and the motor life-boat Frederick and Emma...
The S.S. Charlus, of Sunderland
DECEMBER 14TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 10.45 in the morning the coastguard reported white rockets at Bullers of Buchan, about four miles to the south of Peterhead. A strong south-south-east wind was blowing, with a...
The Minesweepers Edwardian and Peter Carey
AUGUST 11TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 1.30 P.M. a destroyer lying off Margate and two minesweepers were being attacked by German aeroplanes. A fresh westerly breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot, on temporary...
A Rowing Boat and A Sailing Dinghy
APRIL 29TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
At 5.45 in the evening a message was received from the Bailey Lighthouse that a boat had capsized between Poolbeg Light and Dun Laoghaire harbour. A strong and squally north-north-west wind...
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Bessie Whinery
QUEENSTOWN. —A telegram was received from the officer of Coastguard at Ballycroneen, at about 3 A.M. on the 4th March, stating that a vessel was displaying signals of distress off that place. The Quiver Life-boat was speedily despatched to...
Primrose
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—A thick fog prevailed here on the 8th January; a strong breeze blew front the S.S.W., and there was a heavy swell. At about 3 P.M. the fog cleared a little, and a vessel, which proved to be the brig Primrose of and from...