LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

SEVEN AT SEA At 10.15 a-m- on 24th March, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that seven motor fishing vessels were at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather. The life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was launched at ii o'clock in a...

TRAWLER BROKE DOWN Dungeness, Kent. At 9.55 p.m. on 2ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small trawler had broken down three miles north-east of Dungeness. There was a light southwesterly breeze with a moderate...

APPEAL FOR BLOOD Troon, Ayrshire. At 9.50 p.m. on igth September, 1964, the surgeon at Kilmarnock Infirmary told the honorary secretary that four pints of blood were urgently needed at Arran War Memorial Hospital, Lamlash. There was no more...

DISTRESS SIGNALS Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 8.15 p.m. on 5th December, 1964, a local barkeeper telephoned the honorary secretary to report that distress signals had been seen off Duncannon and that a fishing boat was overdue. The sea...

FLARE SEEN Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. At 2.30 p.m. on 2yth December, 1964, the honorary secretary saw a flare being burnt from a small fishing boat at the approach to Dungarvan harbour. There was a strong north-easterly wind and a rough...

Troon, Ayrshire. At 7.55 on the evening of the 2nd June, 1961,during an exercise launch of the life-boat James and Barbara Ait ken it was noticed that a catamaran had lost its sails and was in difficulties, with a crew of two, three-...

B.E.M. Presentation When Mr. John Davics, M.P., Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, presented awards at a ceremony at Lancaster House, London, in June, Mr. Henry Philcox, the Second Coxswain of the Shoreham Harbour life-boat, received...

At 11.44 a-m' on 4tn August, 1966, it was reported that two canoes had capsized off Rhoscalyn head. At 11.58 the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. p), with a boarding boat in tow, was launched.

It was four and a...