LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Salcombe, Devon. — At 9.20 in the morning, on the 17th of April, 1950, the Greystones coastguard reported that a motor fishing boat seemed to be in difficulties three and a half miles west of Bolt Head. At 10.9 the life- boat Samuel and...

Torbay, Devon.—At 6.24 on the even- ing of the 24th of September, 1955, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had burnt a smoke flare half a mile north-east of Berry Head.

At 6.40 the life-boat George Shee put...

Plymouth, Devon.—At 3.22 on the afternoon of the 4th of February, 1957, a message was received that a vessel had broken down a mile and a half south of the breakwater. At 3.36 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Romse put out....

MOTOR BOAT TOWED IN Torbay, Devon.—At 1.24 in the morning of the 18th of July, 1947, the Brixham coastguard reported that an SOS signal had been flashed close under Berry Head to the eastward, and the motor life-boat George Shee was launched...

Clovelly, Devon - At 8.35 p.m. on 23rd November, 1968, the deck watch of life-boat 70-007 informed the staff coxswain that cries for help were coming from the beach to the east of Clovelly. The searchlight was switched on and the IRB carried...

Plymouth, Devon - At 8.2 p.m. on 6th August, 1967, the coastguard toldthe honorary secretary that two people were cut off by the tide at Freathy. The IRB was launched at 8.15. The life-boat Lloyd's, on temporary duty at the station,...

GIRLS RESCUED Ilfracombe, Devon. At 7.55 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the police reported that two girls, missing from Lee Bay, were believed to be trying to walk to Ilfracombe around the rocks. A helicopter was airborne and at 8.10 the...

SMALL BOY MAROONED ON ROCK Torbay, Devon. At 5.44 on the evening of the 12th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a young boy was marooned on Cradle Rock. It was not possible for the coastguard to send down a...