LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Vera
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 1.56 on the afternoon of the 22nd of Decem- ber, 1957, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing coble Vera, with a crew of three, appeared to be in difficulties one mile east-north-east...
Indian Summer
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 1.7 on the afternoon of the llth of April, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small vessel was showing distress signals three miles north-east of Langney Point. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was...
Bellbo
R.A.F. DESERTERS RESCUED Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 4.35 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1947, the coastguard at Warden Point reported a small yacht, with her engine broken down, drifting near forts on the Shivering Sands, and the...
Santa Cruz
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — At nine o'clock on the night of the 9th of De- cember, 1948, it was reported that a fishing boat was burning flares to the north-east, and the motor life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched at 9.10 in a southerly...
Marga
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 12.14 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht was in diffi- culties with engine trouble one mile west-north-west of Breaksea lightvessel.
Grey Lady
Dover, Kent. At 7.10 on the morn- ing of the 25th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Sandgate informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Grey Lady needed help four miles south of Folkestone. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...
A Yacht
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.17 on the afternoon of the 25th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Priory Bay. At 3.26 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched in a rough sea. A southerly...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Filey, Yorkshire. At 10.40 on the morning of the 18th of May, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the second coxswain that five local fishing cobles were out in bad weather.
The honorary secretary went to...
A Fishing Boat
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 6.25 on the evening of the 9th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that a small fishing boat needed help off Brownstown Head. At 6.30 the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith put out in...
Lady Admiral
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy had capsized in Pevensey Bay. At 3.6 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in a rough sea, with a...