LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Thule
Canter, Norfok. — At 7.40 in the morning of. the 15th of June, 1948, continuous short blasts on a steam whistle could be heard to the north-east, and five minutes later the Great Yar- mouth coastguard telephoned that a tanker was...
Valerie and Miranda
Caister, Norfolk.—About noon on the 29th of July, 1957, a small boat was seen from the boathouse to be flying a distress flag. She was towing a larger vessel and appeared to be mak- ing little progress north of the north- west Scroby buoy....
Hoppet
ALDBOBOUGH.—Information having been received that a vessel was in distress at the N. end of Sizewell Bank, the George Hounsfidd Life-boat was launched at about 11.40. A.M. on the 14th March, during a strong S.E. gale and a very heavy sea,...
Lenu
At about noon on the 23rd November, during a moderate southerly gale, the Coxswain of the Life-boat Thomas McCunn received a telegram from the Light-keeper at Mull of Galloway, stating that a Russian barquentine was driving across Luce Bay...
Ethiopia
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—On the 25th January a strong gale was experienced from N.N.E., accompanied by a heavy sea, very cold weather and snowstorms, and the crew of the Life-boat Star of Hope were on duty all night, as there were three vessels at...
Archglen and Empire Fabric
Dover, Kent.—At 6.40 in the morning of the 26th of October, 1949, the Eastern Arm signal station telephoned that a vessel was dragging her anchors at East Cliff, and at 7 o'clock the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings. A whole...
Parliamentary Question on Helicopters
ME. NORMAN N. DODDS, Member of Parliament for Dartford, asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation on the 8th of December, 1954, "if, in view of the rescue by a United States helicopter from the South Goodwin lightship when all...
Category: Articles
Channel Tripper
Hastings, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the 20th of November, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of an angling party, which had put off earlier in the day, and at 5.16 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched. The sea was slight, there was a light...
Valkyran
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 6.25 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had burnt a red flare half a mile south of the piers. At 6.54 on an ebbing tide the life-boat...
The Panamanian Steamer Aguila
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 11.47 on the night of the 22nd October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was in difficulties ten miles south-west of Bardsey Island. A very strong south-...