LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Andy Cap
MOTOR YACHT TOWED THROUGH ROUGH SEA Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.47 on the afternoon of the 12th September, 1962, the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis had just reached her moorings after an exercise when the east pier watchman reported that a yacht...
Havlyn (1)
CARGO MIGHT SHIFT Holyhead, Anglesey. At 11.15 p.m.
on 28th November, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the Norwegian motor vessel Havlyn intended to weigh anchor and proceed to...
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Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. At 2.50 p.m. on i6th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an aircraft had crashed into the sea seven miles north-north-west of Portpatrick.
The life-boat Edward Z....
Gay Star
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 8.18 p.m.on 3ist January, 1967, a fishing vessel, whose engines had failed, was reported to be drifting on to the rocks two miles south east of the South Stack lighthouse.
The life-boat Lady Jane and...
Radio Caroline
At 5.34 p.m. on 26th May, 1967, it was learned that Deal coastguard had intercepted a call from the wireless transmitting station Radio Caroline asking for assistance to bring ashore a crew member with a badly burned arm. The life-boat Cecil...
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Divers in difficulties Cromer'sTyne was also involved in this service on 29 August, with the station's D class inflatable, when three divers were rescued after getting into difficulties.
Two men and a woman from a...
Yachtsmen's Help
[The following letter, which was published in Yaching Monthly, is reproduced by courtesy of the editor.] SIR, During a recent talk given to our members by a representative of the R.N.L.I., it appeared that, in our district at any rate, the...
Category: Correspondence
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Search for swimmer FOR WHITBY'S 1983 lifeboat day, Saturday August 6, the weather was fine and clear with little wind and calm water.
Just before 1500 the lifeboat crew were assembling aboard the 44ft Waveney relief...
Samary
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 8.54 p.m. on 14th November, 1969, a report wasreceived that white flares had been sighted about one mile south of the coastguard look out. The life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow, on temporary duties at the station,...
Kingfisher
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 4.20 p.m. on 30th December, 1966, a small motor cruiser was seen to be in difficulties about a quarter of a mile north east of the harbour entrance.
The Life-boat Louise Stephens...