LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Unione
KlNGSDOWNE AND NORTH DEAL. On 16th August the Life-boat Charles Hargrave, stationed at Kingsdowne, and the Mary Somerville, of North Deal, were launched early in the morning, signal guns having been fired by the East Goodwin and Gull Light...
Luther
While a fresh S. breeze was blowing, accompanied by a choppy sea, on the morning of the 12th April, the Coastguard on duty observed a vessel stranded on the East Hoyle Bank. He at once communicated with the Coxswain of the- Life-boat Goard...
The S.S. Trawler Euphrates
NORTH DEAL. — The Life-boat Mary Somermlle was called out by signals fired by the Gull Light-vessel in a strong breeze to a moderate gale and a heavy sea at about 9 on the morning of the 2nd August, and proceeded to the...
Edvard
WALTON - ON - THE - NAZE. — Guns and rockets, indicating that a vessel was in distress, having been fired on the 10th November, the Life-boat Honourable Artil-lery Company was launched at 4.38 P.M., and proceeded under oars to the Sunk Light...
Marzealine
Weymouth. Dorset.—At 1.12 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1956, a local sailing club asked if the life- boat would put off to the help of the yacht Marzealine, of Le Havre, which, after going ashore, had refloated but was in danger of...
The Royal Naval Motor Vessel Santa Cruz
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—At 8.10 on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1957, the St. Abbs Head lighthouse-keeper reported that a small vessel had fired two rockets half a mile north-east of the lighthouse. At 8.20 the life-boat W. Ross...
H.M. Motor Launch No. 323
Caister, Norfolk.—At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 15th of June, 1954, information reached the life-boathouse that H.M. motor launch No. 323, a survey vessel, had gone aground on the Barber Sands. At 12.19 the Great Yarmouth coastguard...
Pat IV
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 8th of November, 1954, two fishermen who had just come in from sea told the life-boat coxswain that a motor-boat had a broken rudder in Pegwell Bay. At 6.35, in a flooding tide, the life-boat...
Aquila
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.43 on the morn- ing of the 16th of May, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Aquila had gone ashore at West Ray Point. At 7.52 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put to sea. There was a moderate sea, and a...
Minoru (1)
Port Isaac and Padstow, Cornwall - At 7.25 p.m. on 7th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary at Port Isaac that a yacht had fired red flares about five miles west north west of the station. At 7.49 the IRB was launched...