LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat (1)
Margate, Kent. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Birchington and that one of her crew was waving an oar to attract...
Santa Maria
Newhaven, Sussex. At 6.50 on the evening of the 12th of July, 1959, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a message from the police at Brighton that a small yacht was in difficulties close inshore off Rotting- dean. At seven...
A Rowing Boat
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 11.55 on the morning of the 4th of October, 1959, the motor mechanic told the second coxswain that a rowing boat with four men aboard was in difficulties off Great Ormes Head. The life-boat Annie...
Alethea
Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.32 on the morning of the 25th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen two miles north-east of Holyhead. At 6.46 the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) put...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Winifred, Express and Random Harvest
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 11.18 on the morning of the 3rd of February, 1960, the life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was launched to stand by three local motor fishing vessels, which were entering harbour in very bad weather. There was...
St. Joseph
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 3.35 in the afternoon on the 4th of November, 1949, a fishing vessel at the north end of the bay was seen to be flying a distress signal. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched at 3.42 in a rough...
Brittania
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 17th of December, 1949, the local fishing coble Brittania, manned by a crew of three, was at sea. It was very rough and there was a north- westerly gale; conditions were so bad in fact,...
Ruby
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 2.15 in the afternoon on the llth of March, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was showing a distresssignal two miles east of Collieston. At 2.30 the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow,...
Tango
Great Yarmouth and Goriest on, Norfolk.
—At 12.39 in the afternoon, on the 28th of May, 1950, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that the Smith's Knoll Lightvessel had reported a yacht burning flares half a mile...
Christine
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.18 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht, five and a half miles south- south-west of Clacton, was rolling' heavily. She seemed to need help; so at 12.30 the life...